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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will create an action plan to tackle shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy drugs.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will create an action plan to tackle shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy drugs.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department currently has no plans to convene a roundtable regarding the shortages of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). The Department regularly engages with all suppliers of PERT to discuss the latest stock position and the steps that are ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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