Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83282

Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the availability of pancreatic cancer drugs.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Department is aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) used in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. We have been continuously assessing the availability of all PERT presentations for the duration of ...

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