Brand Name : Kalydeco
Marketing Authorization Holder : Vertex Pharmaceuticals
℞ Prescription Required
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According to the European Medicines Agency, brand name Kalydeco originating from Europe is manufactured at the following site(s):Almac Pharma Services (Ireland) Limited Finnabair Industrial Estate Dundalk Co. Louth A91 P9KD IrelandAlmac Pharma Services Limited Seagoe Industrial Estate Craigavon Northern Ireland BT63 5UA United KingdomMillmount Healthcare Limited Block-7, City North Business Campus,K32 YD60 Ireland Stamullen Co. Meath
Kalydeco is a medication used to treat cystic fibrosis in patients with specific mutations in the CFTR gene. It is a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) potentiator that helps improve the function of the defective CFTR protein.
Recommended Dosage in Pediatric Patients Aged 1 Month to Less than 6 Years
Recommended Dosage of KALYDECO Oral Granules by Body Weight in Pediatric Patients Aged 1 month to less than 6 Years | ||
Age | Body Weight (kg) | KALYDECO Dosage |
1 month to less than 2 months | 3 kg or greater | One packet (containing 5.8 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours |
2 months to less than 4 months | 3 kg or greater | One packet (containing 13.4 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours |
4 months to less than 6 months | 5 kg or greater | One packet (containing 25 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours |
6 months to less than 6 years of age | 5 kg to less than 7 kg | One packet (containing 25 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours |
7 kg to less than 14 kg | One packet (containing 50 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours | |
14 kg or greater | One packet (containing 75 mg ivacaftor) every 12 hours |