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Cancer patients 'skipping meals' amid 'one of worst' medicine shortages to affect UK

More than 61,000 UK patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, and chronic pancreatitis are facing severe shortages of Creon, a vital digestive medicine. Pharmacists have warned that this represents "one of the worst" examples of medicine shortages currently affecting the country.The pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy helps patients digest food and is essential for their survival. Without it, patients lose weight and strength, reducing…

Creon drug shortage leaves cancer and cystic fibrosis patients unable to eat - The Mirror

Shortages of Creon, which replaces a key enzyme needed to digest food, means patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis are rationing meals

Poor or fair health in CF for some despite CFTR modulators: Study

About 1 in 7 adults with cystic fibrosis reported their health as fair or poor despite the use of CFTR modulators like Trikafta or Kalydeco.

Cancer patients hit by key drug shortage, while others ‘only eat once a day’

Cancer patients are being hit by a critical shortage of a key drug, while some people are only eating once a day to ration supplies, pharmacists have warned. The ongoing

WAPCP Conference: Pharmacists Seek Better Medicine Security Through Compounding

The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), Abuja Zone, has stressed the importance of drug compounding, mini-production, and quality control services in health facilities to improve medicines’ availability and quality. The pharmacists stated this during their 6th Annual Scientific Conference over the weekend. In his welcome address, WAPCP Zonal Coordinator Dr Abubakar Danraka emphasised that these services can improve patient …