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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of the drug CREON.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
11 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of the drug CREON.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers including pancreatic cancer. The supply issues with Creon are impacting count...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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