FDA expands Kalydeco indication for cystic fibrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved indication for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF).
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved indication for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF).
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for use in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 2 and older who have one of 23 residual function mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.
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