Why new drug Kaftrio is a game changer for older children with cystic fibrosis

New cystic fibrosis drug, which is well tolerated, is a game changer for children aged over 12

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that mainly causes problems in the lungs and digestive system and there is a higher prevalence of it in Ireland than elsewhere in Europe.

“One in 19 people in Ireland carry the gene for cystic fibrosis,” says Dr Muireann Ní Chroinin, a paediatric consultant at Cork University Hospital (CUH).