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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

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

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
25 Jul 2024
Answer
26 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

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

  2. 25 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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