Vertex Receives European Approval for KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis in People With a Specific Genetic Mutation (G551D)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the European Commission has approved KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 6 and older who have at least one copy of the G551D mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.

Further information in the press release, online here [1]