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fibrosis
Health experts say new drug Trikafta a game-changer for cystic fibrosis patients
Courtney Boccio wasn’t sure what to expect when she started a clinical trial for a new drug aimed at helping people with cystic fibrosis in the spring of 2018. The 25-year-old Huntington woman was hopeful. She had heard rumblings in the cystic fibrosis community that “triple modulator” drugs were game-changers for people with the genetic …
Cystic fibrosis drug to be free on NHS in 30 days after US firm bows to pressure
A US drug company has bowed to pressure and agreed to supply a life-changing medicine on the NHS. Vertex was slammed by Jeremy Corbyn in his conference speech for refusing to drop its price for the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi. The Labour leader vowed to change the way drugs were patented to stop big pharma …
