'Lifesaving' cystic fibrosis drugs to be made available in Wales

Drugs which could transform the lives of hundreds of people living with cystic fibrosis in Wales will soon be available on the NHS.

The Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething says he's secured a deal with pharmaceutical company Vertex for drugs Orkambi and Symkevi to be available to patients in Wales following an agreement made in England.

People with cystic fibrosis and their families have been campaigning for the drugs to be made available on the NHS for several years.

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The Welsh Health Minister says the highest priority patients should receive treatment in December.

Previously the drug cost more than £100,000 per year per patient and was not available on the NHS.