Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27015

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling the shortage of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy drugs.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department is continuing to engage with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to boost production to mitigate the supply issue. Increased volumes of PERT are expected for 2025, and specialist importers have sourced unlicensed s...

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