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FDA approves new combination pill for cystic fibrosis from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

2015-07-02 19:21:57| Biotech - Topix.net

Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited disease that causes internal mucus buildup, lung infections and early death. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the twice-a-day pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals for a variation of cystic fibrosis that affects about 8,500 people in the U.S. who are 12 years and older.

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