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April 16, 2012
                			
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				Ivacaftor (Kalydeco) for Cystic Fibrosis
April 16, 2012 (Issue: 1388)
				The FDA has approved ivacaftor (eye va kaf’ tor;
Kalydeco – Vertex) for oral treatment of cystic fibrosis
(CF) in patients ≥6 years old with the G551D mutation,
which is found in about 5% of patients with CF. It is the
first drug approved...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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