A 7-year-old girl who was taking life-changing cystic fibrosis medication on the NHS found that she felt better in just three hours and could eventually breathe without coughing.
- Kate Farrer, 7, is one of the first children to receive drugs in the United Kingdom.
- The young man called the drug “life-changing” and said he felt better in a few hours.
- The drug Caftrio is only available after the NHS contract in the pandemic
- Kate said it was “really exciting” to finally be able to breathe without coughing.
The child, who received the “life-changing” cystic fibrosis drug, said he felt better in just three hours and was able to breathe without coughing.
Kate Farrer, 7, is one of the first children in the UK to be given the “transformation” drug Caftrio. NHS..
Previously, this drug was only available to patients over the age of 12.
However, thanks to the groundbreaking deal that the NHS completed during the pandemic, it is now expanding to the younger age group.
Kate Farrer, 7, is one of the first children in the United Kingdom to receive the “transformational” cystic fibrosis drug Caftrio at the NHS.
Kate (right) said she felt better within just three hours and praised the drug as “life-changing” (taken with her sister’s aura).
“Modulator” drugs help the patient’s lung function, making it easier for the patient to breathe and improving their quality of life.
Kate started taking the drug on Sunday and began to feel improvement only three hours later, her family said.
She is one of about 1,300 children aged 6 to 11 years who now have access to the drug thanks to a deal made by the NHS in June 2020.
In addition to helping Kate, the drug is set to benefit thousands of patients in the United Kingdom.
Treatment of cystic fibrosis is a “triple combination therapy” that includes three drugs: ivacaftor, tezakaftor, and elexacaftor.
It has revolutionized the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis destroys the body’s ability to regulate the transport of salt and water in the body, damaging the lungs, digestive system, and other organs.
Doctors believe the drug helps about 60% of the 10,000 people in the UK who suffer from cystic fibrosis, which primarily affects the lungs.
Kate said she was “really happy” with the new drug.
“I’m really happy because it’s a life-changing drug and it helps me a lot when I get older.”
She said: “I’m really happy because it’s a life-changing drug and it helps me a lot when I get older.”
She added:
She added that she “feels much better” and can exhale without coughing.
“I’m taking this new medicine now-I’ve only been taking it for a few days, but now I’m feeling much better.
“It’s really exciting that I got it, because I hope my life will be a little fairer for all of my treatments and dosing.
“I’m really very happy now because I’m exhaling all the time, not coughing at all, and I can’t do anything.”
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