KALYDECO

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom, United States

Active ingredients

The drug KALYDECO contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Ivacaftor
UNII 1Y740ILL1Z - IVACAFTOR

Ivacaftor is a potentiator of the CFTR protein, i.e., in vitro ivacaftor increases CFTR channel gating to enhance chloride transport in specified gating mutations with reduced channel-open probability compared to normal CFTR. Ivacaftor also potentiated the channel-open probability of R117H-CFTR, which has both low channel-open probability (gating) and reduced channel current amplitude (conductance).

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
KALYDECO Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
KALYDECO Granules European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
R07AX02 R Respiratory system → R07 Other respiratory system products → R07A Other respiratory system products → R07AX Other respiratory system products
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 10170G, 10175M, 11097C, 11098D, 11105L, 11109Q
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 575019010000201
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02397412, 02442612, 02442620
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1590128, 1704125, 1704136, 1809198, 1821057, 1834523, 1834534
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 112782002, 112782003, 112782004
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 393242
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 65036318, 65261329, 66701315, 68381052
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 211782, 315535, 315540, 367411, 380869, 392000
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 88134, 88797, 88799, 88846, 89010, 89042
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 7599, 8367, 8669
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 043519014, 043519026, 043519038, 043519040, 043519053, 043519065, 043519077, 043519089
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1067103, 1067104, 1079265, 1079266, 1086536, 1089055, 1091498
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 115134, 129747, 129755, 201383
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 16074, 21524, 21525
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100311211, 100387208, 100387214, 100443326, 100446885
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W65612001, W65612002, W65612003, W65613001, W65614001, W67226001, W67343001
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 51167-200, 51167-300, 51167-400, 51167-600

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