Health Canada Grants Market Authorization for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 2 to 5 Years Old with Most Common Form of the Disease
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- ORKAMBI is the first medicine in Canada to treat the underlying cause of CF in young children with two copies of the F508del mutation - BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced that Health Canada has granted Market Authorization for ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to include use in children ages 2 through 5 years with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have two copies of the F508del CFTR mutation. “We believe it is important to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis as early as possible and are committed to expanding treatment options for young children,” said Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Vertex. “This approval, along with the progress we’ve made in our research and development for multiple potential new medicines over the last year, is a testament to how far we’ve come on our goal to bring effect
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