Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59606

Pancreatic Cancer: Orphan Drugs

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Orphan Drug Regulations in stimulating innovation in treatments for pancreatic cancer.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Human Medicines Regulations include specific incentives to support orphan medicines, designed to encourage the development of medicines for rare diseases. The regulations enable the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to grant o...

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