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Due to continued very positive developments in accessing new and innovative medications that tackle the underlying case of cystic fibrosis and steady improvements in specialised hospital centres and care over the past decade, more people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are reaching adulthood in Ireland than ever before. Almost 60% of the CF patients in Ireland (circa 1400 in total) are now 18 years or over. This is compared with 54% in 2009. However, over the same decade, percentage of adults with CF aged 40 years or over increased from 4% to almost 12%.
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