Medical Uses
Alyftrek is a fixed-dose combination medicine of deutivacaftor, tezacaftor, and vanzacaftor used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged six years and older who have at least one F508del mutation or another responsive mutation in the CFTR gene.
Recommended Dosage: Alyftrek can be taken by patients aged 6 years and older but the recommended dosage varies with age and weight. In children aged 6 to less than 12 years who weigh less than 40 kg, three tablets having a total dose of ivacaftor 12 mg together with tezacaftor 60 mg and deutivacaftor 150 mg should be taken. For the age group that weighs 40 kg and more, in this instance aged between 6 to less than 12 years, two tablets comprising ivacaftor 20 mg, tezacaftor 100 mg, and deutivacaftor 250 mg, should be dosed. For patients aged 12 years and older, they are to take the same two tablets every single day.
The recommended dosage should be taken orally (swallow the oral tablets whole) with fat-containing food, once daily, at approximately the same time each day.