Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1909

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Tabled: 26 July 2024

Answered: 5 August 2024

Question

Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supplies of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medication.

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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