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UIN 6448

Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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28 October 2019

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5 November 2019 · Answer

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5 November 2019

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to ensure that clinicians will be able to begin prescribing Orkambi and Symkevi within 30 days of his 24 October 2019 announcement.

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  1. 28 October 2019

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to ensure that clinicians will be able to begin prescribing Orkambi and Symkevi within 30 days of his 24 October 2019 announcement.

    Source: Commons

  2. 5 November 2019

    Answer

    Clinicians will be able to begin prescribing these drugs within 30 days of the agreement announced on 24 October 2019. NHS England and NHS Improvement estimate that around 5,000 patients will benefit from these treatments. NHS England and NHS Improvement ...

    Source: Written answer

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