Immunosuppressant Drugs
Side Effects of Medications Used to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
While most patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease do well with amino-salicylates that are extremely safe such as Asacol and Pentasa, many need to be treated with drugs that potentially can have significant side effects.
The different classes of second line medications include steroids such as Prednisone and Entocort, Immunosuppressive agents such as 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and Imuran, and biologics such as Remicade and Humira. If your physician feels that your disease is not...
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Expert & Community Posts
Did You Get Your Flu Shot?
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...serious problems for some, including anyone taking immunosuppressive drugs such as Imuran,... Read more »
Atopic Dermatitis Is Treated With a Chilling Approach
By healthgal , Health Expert...fragrances and occasionally when outbreaks are severe - immunosuppressive drugs may be needed. ... Read more »
Diabecell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...critical and the reason why no anti-rejection or immunosuppressant drugs are necessary. The... Read more »
Roadmap to the Cure
By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert...including attempts to preserve beta cell function with immunosuppressive drugs in those who are... Read more »
Swine Flu and Immune-Suppressing Drugs
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...patients have higher flu infection rates due to the immunosuppressant drugs they take to prevent... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 1 Diabetes: Transplantation Procedures
...as tacrolimus, sirolimus, or rapamycin (Rapamume), are used to suppress the immune system. (Unlike immunosuppressant drugs used in other transplantation procedures, these drugs used do not contain... Read more »The Risk of Neuropathy for Diabetics
...diabetic neuropathy. Symptoms resulting from inflammatory or autoimmune conditions can be treated with immunosuppressive drugs or plasmapheresis, in which blood is removed from the body, cleansed... Read more »Scleroderma: Treatment for Lung Complications
for Lung ComplicationsPulmonary FibrosisCyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), an immunosuppressive agent, may be effective for preventing lung deterioration and is the important... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Treatment
...treating severe SLE is to suppress the immune factors, most often first with corticosteroids and other immunosuppressant drugs. Investigative drugs and procedures are also showing promise.Treating... Read more »Scleroderma: Treatment for Skin Thickening
...scleroderma. It may prove to be beneficial when combined with low-dose ultraviolet A1 phototherapy.Immunosuppressive AgentsD-penicillamine is proving to be an effective agent for softening skin... Read more »Medications
Azathioprine is used with other medications to prevent rejection of a kidney transplant. It... Read more »
Digoxin is used to treat heart failure, usually along with other medications. It is also used to... Read more »
This medication is used to prevent organ rejection in people who have received a liver, kidney, or... Read more »
This medication is used to prevent organ rejection in people who have received a liver, kidney, or... Read more »
This medication is used alone or in combination with an immunosuppressant (e.g., methotrexate) to... Read more »
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Organ Transplants Linked to Cancer
July 22, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Organ transplants can save lives, but new research shows they might also put recipients at risk of developing cancer. New... Read summary »
Device thwarts attack on transplanted pancreatic cells
April 28, 2009Transplanted pancreatic precursor cells encapsulated in polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) are protected from the immune system and able to mature into... Read summary »
Aggressive Crohn's therapy may ease symptoms
October 03, 2008Treating Crohn's disease aggressively at first diagnosis may produce better outcomes, a new study suggests. Typically, Crohn's patients begin by... Read summary »
Immunosuppressant shows promise in treating asthma
October 02, 2008Results from a study done in the Netherlands suggest that the experimental immunosuppressant drug FTY720 may help control asthma. In the animal... Read summary »
Treatment for IBD ups seniors' infection risk
October 03, 2008Immunosuppressant drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may leave older patients at higher risk of infections, a new Mayo Clinic study... Read summary »
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