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Guidelines Developed to Improve Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 – In a guideline issued by the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and published online April 2 in the International Journal of Neonatal Screening, recommendations are presented...
Cystic Fibrosis Screening Favors White Children, Report Says
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 – Current newborn screening for cystic fibrosis favors white children over those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds, researchers report. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a...
Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to Include Additional Non-F508del Trikafta-Responsive Variants
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of Trikafta...
FDA Approves Alyftrek (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor) for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alyftrek...
Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found. In fact, about half of new...
Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 Through 5 With Certain Mutations
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the expanded use of Trikafta...
Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 12 to <24 months
With this approval, approximately 300 children with two copies of the F508del mutation will have a medicine to treat the underlying cause of their disease for the first time BOSTON--(BUSINESS...
Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 through 11 With Certain Mutations
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 9, 2021-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expanded use of...
Vertex Announces FDA Approvals of Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for Use in People With CF With Certain Rare Mutations
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 21, 2020 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the eligibility for Trikafta...
FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
CARY, N.C., Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Chiesi USA, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., an international research-focused healthcare Group (Chiesi Group), received U.S. Food...
FDA Approves Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as First and Only CFTR Modulator to Treat Eligible Infants With CF as Early as Four Months of Age
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 25, 2020-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for use in...
FDA Approves Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for Cystic Fibrosis Patients Ages 12 and Older Who Have at Least One F508del Mutation
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Trikafta...
FDA Approves Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to Treat the Underlying Cause of CF in Children Ages 6-11 Years with Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 21, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and i...
FDA Approves Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as First and Only CFTR Modulator to Treat Eligible Infants with CF as Early as Six Months of Age
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2019-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for use in...
FDA Approves Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for Cystic Fibrosis in Children Ages 12 to <24 Months with Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to include use in...