Summary for Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor


BreastfeedingPediatric
  • 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

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DRUG REVIEW ARTICLE

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Hospitalization possible
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