It's important to take every dose of TRIKAFTA as prescribed. But if life gets busy and routines are disrupted, the tips below can help you stay on track, whether something unexpected comes up or if you're just trying to plan ahead.
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Remember, every dose of TRIKAFTA should be taken with a snack or meal that contains fat to help your body absorb the medicine better. Talk to your healthcare provider before making any changes to your diet.
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Unexpected interruptions
A busy schedule
Planning ahead
Specific days and times
When traveling
Unexpected interruptions
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Fitting your dose in the 6-hour dosing window. For example, if you were supposed to take your evening dose at 8 PM, you have until 2 AM to stay on track.
Shifting your dosing schedule to align with the new time when you eat.
Packing your dose along with a fat-containing food in your carry-on. You can also pick up an appropriate snack at the airport.
Taking your evening dose with you to work and keeping a stash of fat-containing foods there.
A busy schedule
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Bringing a fat-containing snack with you, so you can take your dose when you get settled at work, school, or wherever you’re headed.
Putting a fat-containing food and your TRIKAFTA dose in an on-the-go bag that you bring with you.
Stopping by a pharmacy, deli, or convenience store where you can typically find fat-containing foods like whole-milk yogurt, whole-milk cheese, eggs, or nuts.
Reviewing how the 3 components of TRIKAFTA work together to target the underlying cause.
Planning Ahead
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Mapping out your new morning and evening routines to see if you need to adjust when to take each dose.
Checking out Treatment Time in TRILANDIA for resources you can explore together.
SPECIFIC DAYS AND TIMES
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Setting an alarm for Saturdays and Sundays. Check out TRIKAFTA Dose Reminders.
Taking your dose with an activity you do at the same time every evening, like having a fat-containing snack before you brush your teeth.
Adjusting your treatment schedule to match your eating habits. Your AM dose could be taken with an early lunch and your PM dose with an appropriate snack (rather than a full meal).
Putting your TRIKAFTA dose and a fat-containing snack in a visible spot where you keep other items you use every day (cell phone, keys, wallet, or purse).
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Preplanning any refills and checking with the pharmacy to make sure you’ll have enough doses to last the whole trip.
Bringing more medicine than you think you’ll need. That way, if plans change, you’ll have more flexibility.
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Building a routine around activities I enjoy helps me keep track in multiple areas of my life, like remembering to take my TRIKAFTA.”
Building a routine around activities I enjoy helps me keep track in multiple areas of my life, like remembering to take my TRIKAFTA.”
Building a routine around activities I enjoy helps me keep track in multiple areas of my life, like remembering to take my TRIKAFTA.”
–Xander, age 27
F508del/F508del
Every Dose Matters
It’s important to take TRIKAFTA as prescribed. The 3 components of TRIKAFTA work together to target the underlying cause.
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What is TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor)?
TRIKAFTA is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged 2 years and older who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene or another mutation that is responsive to treatment with TRIKAFTA.
Talk to your doctor to learn if you have an indicated CF gene mutation.
It is not known if TRIKAFTA is safe and effective in children under 2 years of age.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking TRIKAFTA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- are allergic to TRIKAFTA or any ingredients in TRIKAFTA. See the Patient Information for a list of ingredients
- 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
What is TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor)?
TRIKAFTA is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged 2 years and older who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene or another mutation that is responsive to treatment with TRIKAFTA.
Talk to your doctor to learn if you have an indicated CF gene mutation.
It is not known if TRIKAFTA is safe and effective in children under 2 years of age.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking TRIKAFTA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- are allergic to TRIKAFTA or any ingredients in TRIKAFTA. See the Patient Information for a list of ingredients
- 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