See also separate profile for ivacaftor.
- TRADE NAME: Orkambi (Vertex)
- INDICATIONS: Cystic fibrosis in patients aged 12 years and older who are homozygous for the F508del mutation in the CFTR gene
- CLASS: CFTR potentiator, CYP3A4 inducer
- HALF-LIFE: 26 hours
- FDA APPROVAL DATE: 07/02/2015
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Rifampin, St John's Wort
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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