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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...

FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) in Children Ages 2-5 Years

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2018-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to...

FDA Approves Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for Use in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 through 11 who have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE) September 28, 2016 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Orkambi...

FDA Approves Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for Cystic Fibrosis

July 2, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first drug for cystic fibrosis directed at treating the cause of the disease in people who have two copies of a specific...

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