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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 help address Creon shortages in the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
28 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help address Creon shortages in the NHS.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department is aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), including Creon capsules. Supplies of Creon and other licensed alternatives have improved in the past year, and specialist importers have sour...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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