The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1558
ISSUE1558
October 22, 2018
Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (Symdeko) for Cystic Fibrosis
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Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (Symdeko) for Cystic Fibrosis
October 22, 2018 (Issue: 1558)
The FDA has approved the fixed-dose combination
of tezacaftor and ivacaftor (Symdeko – Vertex) for
oral treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients ≥12
years old who are homozygous for the F508del (also
called Phe508del or ΔF508)...more
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