KALYDECO 50 MG GRANULES

Země: Izrael

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: Ministry of Health

Aktivní složka:

IVACAFTOR

Dostupné s:

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (U.K) LIMITED, ISRAEL

ATC kód:

R07AX02

Léková forma:

GRANULES

Složení:

IVACAFTOR 50 MG

Podání:

PER OS

Druh předpisu:

Required

Výrobce:

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (EUROPE) LIMITED, UK

Terapeutické oblasti:

IVACAFTOR

Terapeutické indikace:

Kalydeco granules are indicated for the treatment of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 2 years and older and weighing less than 25 kg who have one of the following gating (class III) mutations in the CFTR gene: G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N or S549R. Limitations of use:Kalydeco is not effective in patients with CF who are homozygous for the F508del mutation in the CFTR gene.

Datum autorizace:

2019-03-27

Informace pro uživatele

KALY_50_75_150-PIL-0921-V1 Page 1 of 7
PATIENT LEAFLET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHARMACISTS' REGULATIONS
(PREPARATIONS) 1986
This medicine is dispensed with a doctor’s prescription only
KALYDECO 50 MG GRANULES
KALYDECO 75 MG GRANULES
KALYDECO 150 MG FILM COATED TABLETS
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND THEIR QUANTITIES
Kalydeco 50 mg granules
Each sachet of granules contains ivacaftor 50 mg
Kalydeco 75 mg granules
Each sachet of granules contains ivacaftor 75 mg
Kalydeco 150 mg film coated tablets
Each tablet contains ivacaftor 150 mg
Inactive ingredients and allergens - see section 6 “ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION”. See also
“IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THIS MEDICINE’S
INGREDIENTS” in section 2.
READ THIS ENTIRE LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU/YOUR CHILD START USING
THIS MEDICINE. This leaflet
contains concise information about this medicine. If you have further
questions, consult your
doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed to treat you/your child’s illness.
Do not pass it on to others. It
may harm them, even if it seems to you that their illness is similar
to yours.
1.
WHAT IS THE MEDICINE INTENDED FOR?
Kalydeco tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with
cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 6 years
and older and weighing 25 kg or more who have one of the following
gating (class III) mutations
in the _CFTR_ gene: _G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N,
S1255P, S549N _or_ _
_S549R. _
Kalydeco granules are indicated for the treatment of children with
cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 2
years and older and weighing less than 25 kg who have one of the
following gating (class III)
mutations in the CFTR gene: _G551D_, _G1244E_, _G1349D_, _G178R_,
_G551S_, _S1251N_, _S1255P_,
_S549N_ or _S549R_.
Kalydeco is not effective in patients with CF who are homozygous for
the _F508del _mutation in the
_CFTR_ gene.
Kalydeco contains the active ingredient ivacaftor. Ivacaftor acts at
the level of the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a protein that forms a
channel at the cell surface
tha

Charakteristika produktu

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Kalydeco 50 mg granules
Kalydeco 75 mg granules
Kalydeco 150 mg film coated tablets
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 150 mg of ivacaftor.
Excipient with known effect: each film-coated tablet contains 167.2 mg
of lactose monohydrate.
Granules in sachet
Kalydeco 50 mg granules in sachet: each sachet contains 50 mg of
ivacaftor.
Excipient with known effect: each sachet contains 73.2 mg of lactose
monohydrate.
Kalydeco 75 mg granules in sachet
: each sachet contains 75 mg of ivacaftor.
Excipient with known effect: each sachet contains 109.8 mg of lactose
monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
Light blue, capsule-shaped tablets, printed with “V 150” in black
ink on one side and plain on the other.
Granules in sachet
White to off-white granules approximately 2 mm in diameter.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Kalydeco tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with
cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 6 years and older
and weighing 25 kg or more who have one of the following gating (class
III) mutations in the
_CFTR_
gene:
_G551D_
,
_G1244E_
,
_G1349D_
,
_G178R_
,
_G551S_
,
_S1251N_
,
_S1255P_
,
_S549N_
or
_ S549R_
(see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
Kalydeco granules are indicated for the treatment of children with
cystic fibrosis (CF) aged 2 years and
older and weighing less than 25 kg who have one of the following
gating (class III) mutations in the
_CFTR_
gene:
_G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N _
or
_ S549R_
(see sections 4.4 and
5.1).
Limitations of use:
Kalydeco is not effective in patients with CF who are homozygous for
the
_F508del_
mutation in the
_CFTR_
gene.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Kalydeco should only be prescribed by physicians with experience in
the treatment of cystic fibrosis. If
the patient's genotype is unknown,