Ivacaftor Safe in CF Infants Aged 1 to 4 Months
A phase 3 clinical trial, ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex Pharma) was generally safe to administer to infants aged 1-month to <4-months old, according to research published in Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.
A phase 3 clinical trial, ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex Pharma) was generally safe to administer to infants aged 1-month to <4-months old, according to research published in Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.
According to BBC UK, parents of children with cystic fibrosis have resorted to medical tourism to purchase a generic of the CF drug Orkambi, which is not available through the National Health Service in the UK.
Over 3,100 people in North America, Europe and Australia with the CF R117H mutation will have a new treatment option with the new Kalydeco approval.