What Is the Important Safety Information?
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Take a Closer Look at TRIKAFTA® Safety Information
Learn more about potential side effects.
Take a Closer Look at TRIKAFTA® Safety Information
Learn more about potential side effects.
View Important Safety Information and full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, for TRIKAFTA.
It's important to weigh the potential benefits and risks before starting TRIKAFTA. And remember, each person may have a different experience with TRIKAFTA.
What Are the Possible Side Effects of TRIKAFTA?
TRIKAFTA can cause serious side effects, including:
Liver damage and worsening of liver function in people with severe liver disease that can be serious and may require transplantation. Liver damage has also happened in people without liver disease
High liver enzymes in the blood is a common side effect in people treated with TRIKAFTA. These can be serious and may be a sign of liver injury. Your doctor will do blood tests to check your liver:
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before you start TRIKAFTA
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every 3 months during your first year of taking TRIKAFTA
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every year while you are taking TRIKAFTA
Your doctor may do blood tests to check the liver more often if you have had high liver enzymes in your blood in the past.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms of liver problems:
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pain or discomfort in the upper right stomach (abdominal) area
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yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eyes
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loss of appetite
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nausea or vomiting
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dark, amber-colored urine
Abnormality of the eye lens (cataract) has happened in some children and adolescents treated with TRIKAFTA. If you are a child or adolescent, your doctor should perform eye examinations before and during treatment with TRIKAFTA to look for cataracts
What Were the Most Common Side Effects Seen With TRIKAFTA?
This information is based on what was reported in a study of people age 12 years and older with one copy of the F508del mutation and another mutation defined in the study.*
Most common side effects experienced in a 24-week study in people taking TRIKAFTA compared with those taking placebo | TRIKAFTA (n=202) | Placebo (n=201) |
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Headache | 17.0 | 15.0 |
Upper respiratory tract infection (common cold) | 16.0 | 12.0 |
Stomach (abdominal) pain | 14.0 | 9.0 |
Diarrhea | 13.0 | 7.0 |
Rash | 10.0 | 5.0 |
Increase in a liver enzyme called alanine aminotransferase (ALT)† | 10.0 | 3.0 |
Nasal congestion | 9.0 | 7.0 |
Increase in a blood enzyme called creatine phosphokinase (CPK)‡ | 9.0 | 4.0 |
Increase in a liver enzyme called aspartate aminotransferase (AST)† | 9.0 | 2.0 |
Runny nose | 8.0 | 3.0 |
Stuffy nose | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Flu (influenza) | 7.0 | 1.0 |
Inflamed sinuses | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Increase in blood bilirubin† | 5.0 | 1.0 |
The safety of TRIKAFTA observed in children with CF age 6 through 11 years was similar to what was observed in the study of people with CF age 12 years and older.§
*Mutations that either do not make a CFTR protein or make a protein that tezacaftor and/or ivacaftor cannot act on.
†Elevated levels of these blood tests could mean there is liver irritation or injury.
‡This enzyme is measured to help determine if there has been irritation to muscles.
§These people had one copy of the F508del mutation and another mutation defined in the study.
Your healthcare provider will monitor you for side effects. Be sure to call your healthcare provider if you have any questions.
These are not all the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
These are not all the possible side effects of TRIKAFTA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Who Should Not Take TRIKAFTA?
Do not take TRIKAFTA if you take certain medicines such as:
Talk to your doctor before taking TRIKAFTA if you take any of the medicines or herbal supplements listed above.
What Should I Tell My Doctor About My Medical Conditions Before Starting TRIKAFTA?
Before taking TRIKAFTA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
have kidney problems
have or have had liver problems
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRIKAFTA will harm your unborn baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are pregnant
are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. It is not known if TRIKAFTA passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will take TRIKAFTA while you are breastfeeding
Are There Any Other Medicines That May Interact With TRIKAFTA?
TRIKAFTA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how TRIKAFTA works.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. The dose of TRIKAFTA may need to be adjusted when taken with certain medicines.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure. Make sure the list includes medicines from all your pharmacies, if you have more than one.
Especially tell your doctor if you take:
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
What Should I Avoid While Taking TRIKAFTA?
TRIKAFTA can cause dizziness in some people who take it. Do not drive a car, use machinery, or do anything that needs you to be alert until you know how TRIKAFTA affects you
Avoid food or drink that contains grapefruit while you are taking TRIKAFTA

People with CF pictured may or may not be taking TRIKAFTA.

People with CF pictured may or may not be taking TRIKAFTA.