Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages
Commons · Question 33088 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the shortage of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy drugs.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Mar 2025
The Department is continuing to engage with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to boost production to mitigate the supply issue. Suppliers have managed to secure additional pharmaceutical ingredients resulting in expected increa...