Elexacaftor is a medication that acts as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) corrector.
[1] It is available in a single pill with ivacaftor and tezacaftor; the fixed-dose combination, elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (brand name Trikafta), is used to treat people with cystic fibrosis who are homozygous for the f508del mutation.
[1][2] This combination was approved for medical use in the United States in 2019.
[1][3][4] The fixed-dose combination elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Kaftrio) was approved for medical use in the European Union in August 2020, for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
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