Cystic Fibrooooo Flashcards
How old do you have to be to use ivacaftor?
older than 1 month
How old do you have to be to use Lumacaftor-Ivacaftor
Older than 1 year
How old do you have to be to use tezacaftor/ivacaftor
older than 6 years
How old do you have to be to use elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor
Older than 2 years
Mutation that can use ivacaftor
ivacaftor-responsive CFTR mutation (G551D) - I think we get this chart on the exam??
Mutation that can use lumacaftor/ivacaftor
2 copies of the F508 del CFTR mutation (homozygous)
Mutation that can use tezacaftor/ivacaftor
2 copies of the F508 del CFTR mutation (homozygous)
OR
> 1 CFTR mutation that is reponsive to T-I
Mutation that can use elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor
Everyone :)
ivacaftor MOA
- Facilitate opening of the Cl channel (CFTR potentiator)
- Does NOT create more protein, helps existing proteins work better
lumacaftor MOA
fixes defective CFTR protein so that it can move to the proper place on the airway cell surface (CFTR corrector)
tezacaftor MOA
fixes defective CFTR protein so that it can move to the proper place on the airway cell surface (CFTR corrector)
CFTR modulator agents
-caftor
CFTR modulator monitoring
- AST/ALT Q3mo. for the first year and then annualy after
- Need dose adjustment if liver impairment
CFTR admin
- Give with fat containing meal to boost absoprtion
- NO GRAPEFRUIT
Dornase alfa in CF
- Breaks up secretions
- Improves pulmonary function and reduce acute pulmonary exacerbations
- Well tolerated
Hypertonic salinein CF
- Doesn’t improve lung function but does reduce times that pateint gets sick
- Well tolerated, but some bronchospasm reported as AE
Bronchodilator use in CF
- Really only used because some of the other meds can cause bronchospasms (e.g. hypertonic saline
- Albuterol is the most used agent
anti-inflammatory agent in CF
Azithromycin - not being used as an ABX
- Dosed MWF
- If pt <25kg: 10mg/kg
- If pt <40kg: 250mg
- If pt >40kg: 500mg