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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) guidance and (b) support his Department has made available to healthcare professionals on the management of patients impacted by pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medications shortages

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, what (a) guidance and (b) support his Department has made available to healthcare professionals on the management of patients impacted by pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medications shortages

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is continuing to engage with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to boost production to mitigate the supply issue. Through this work we have managed to secure additional volumes of PERT for 2025. The Department has...

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