How Do I Take TRIKAFTA™?
Make sure to take every dose of TRIKAFTA exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Because the 3 components of TRIKAFTA work together to treat the underlying cause, each and every dose matters.
How Is TRIKAFTA Packaged?
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Each box of TRIKAFTA has 4 weekly blister cards
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Each blister card contains 21 tablets: 2 for each morning (orange), and 1 for each evening (light blue)
Not actual size.
Here are illustrations of the TRIKAFTA
tablets next to an illustration of a pistachio.
Here are illustrations of the TRIKAFTA
tablets next to an illustration of a pistachio.
Talk to your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take,
as your dose of TRIKAFTA may need to be adjusted.
Talk to your healthcare provider
about all of the medicines you
take, as your dose of TRIKAFTA
may need to be adjusted.
What Is the Recommended Dose?
Take 2 orange tablets in the morning with fat-containing food
Take 1 light blue tablet in the evening with fat-containing food
Each dose must be taken with fat-containing food:
- Always take TRIKAFTA with a meal or snack that contains fat to help your body absorb the medicine
- Examples of fat-containing foods include butter, peanut butter, eggs, nuts, meat, and whole-milk dairy products such as whole milk, cheese, and yogurt
Avoid foods and drinks that contain grapefruit while taking TRIKAFTA because they may affect the amount of TRIKAFTA in the body.
I Missed a Dose—What Should I Do?
What to do if you miss an AM dose
If it’s been 6 hours or LESS since you missed your usual AM dose
Take the missed dose with
Then take your next dose at your usual time with
If it’s been 6 hours or MORE since you missed your usual AM dose
Take the missed dose with
Then do not take the light blue tablet in the evening. Resume regular dosing schedule the next day.
What to do if you miss a PM dose
If it’s been 6 hours or LESS since you missed your usual PM dose
Take the missed dose with
Then take your next dose at your usual time with
If it’s been 6 hours or MORE since you missed your usual PM dose
Do not take the missed dose.
Take your next dose at the usual time with
Do not take more than your usual dose of
TRIKAFTA
to make up for a missed dose.