Written questions

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Drugs

Commons · Question 68110 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the supply of Pancreatin for people struggling to acquire their required quantity and dosage.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jul 2025

The Department is currently managing a supply issue with the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers, including pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine cancer. ...