Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital is trialling a new cystic fibrosis drug that manipulates a faulty gene into working effectively.
The pills are taken three times a day and work to reduce the excessive mucous that gathers on sufferers’ lungs.
Because the drug works in a matter of days, the hospital’s once overflowing wards now have free beds.
The hospital's Professor Scott Bell, a world-renowned Brisbane cystic fibrosis researcher, notes that a major challenge is making the drug more affordable, as the drug costs $250,000 per year.
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