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Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

Commons · Question 109998 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that people with cystic fibrosis have access to Orkambi, Symkevi and Kaftrio on the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Feb 2026

In July 2024, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved three disease modifying treatments, Orkambi, Symkevi, and Kaftrio, as treatment options for eligible National Health Service patients with cystic fibrosis, under the terms of ...