How should I take Trikafta?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Trikafta is supplied as two separate daily tablets. The usual dose is 2 orange tablets in the morning and 1 blue tablet in the evening, 12 hours later. Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully.
Swallow the tablet whole and do not crush, chew, or break it.
Doses are based on weight and may change if your child gains or loses weight.
Your dose may change if you also take certain other medications. Your doctor may tell you to take the orange tablets and the blue tablet on separate days. Do not change your dose or dosing schedule without your doctor's advice.
Always take this medicine with food that contains fat, such as butter, peanut butter, eggs, nuts, meat, whole milk, cheese, or yogurt. Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully.
You will need frequent blood tests to check your liver function.
A child using this medicine may need frequent eye exams to check for cataracts.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Keep each tablet in its daily blister strip until you are ready to take your dose.