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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 improve access to pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
21 Jan 2025
Answer
24 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.

  2. 21 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has continued to work hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a re...

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