Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1452

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024

Question

Chris Bloore

LabourRedditch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the supply of Creon.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), including Creon, used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis and certain cancers, including pancreatic cancer. The supply issue...

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