Prograf capsules and injection contain the active ingredient tacrolimus, which is a type of medicine called an immunosuppressant. Immunosuppressants are used to dampen down the activity of cells in the immune system.
When you receive an organ transplant the donor cells, although matched as closely as possible to yours, will not be identical to yours. This means that your immune system will recognise the tissue as foreign and try to attack the transplanted organ.
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The immunosuppressant Tacrolimus or pimecrolimus can be used as a topical preparation in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis instead of traditional steroid creams. However, there can be unpleasant side effects in some patients such as intense stinging or burning.
Let us know about how you are doing, what your dermatologist advises and if you have any other doubts.
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Oral and topical steroids,Oral retinoids, immunosuppressant medications, hydroxychloroquine, tacrolimus, dapsone.
Clinical experience suggests that Lichen planus of the skin alone is easier to treat as compared to one which is associated with oral and genital lesions.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen_planus
It is better to get it physically examined and diagnosed accurately before treatment is initiated.
Hello,
AF 750 is an oral antifungal drug and should always be taken under prescription because it has plenty of side effects. Also tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant drug and should always be used under medical guidance. Please use these drugs only after consulting your doctor.
Till then clean the foreskin thoroughly and you can use Neosproin.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
i wouldnt lower the tacrolimus dose further
CSA = Cyclosporin A is an immunosuppressant used in post liver transplant patients to prevent organ rejection. Warning: Cyclosporin causes drug to drug interactions with INCIVEK. It causes the dosage of cyclosporin to go very high! Here is the warning from the INCIVEK package insert...
"Plasma concentrations of cyclosporine and tacrolimus are markedly increased when co-administered with telaprevir.
The specialist reviewed all of the options with us - cyclosporine, pilocarpine or tacrolimus with sirolimus. She said that very rarely has she seen any dog respond to cyclosporine after not responding to tacrolimus. She also said that because our dog doesn't have a dry, goopy nose, that pilocarpine wouldn't be a first choice. She recommended a mix of tacrolimus with sirolimus. She said sirolimus is new. I have not been able to find anything about this drug on the internet.
His cretanine is almost 1.4 or around. My question is that should he continue his TACROLIMUS tablets or should switch to some other tablets which are safe for kidneys?
Secondly , in my sorrounding there is an opinion that lowering the TACROLIMUS dose also let the liver enzymes to increase? Do you favour such opinions as my father has lowered his tacrolimus dose to keep his kidneys safe?
Sir ,will wait for your kind reply.
Thanks.
s hard to perform my job or other daily tasks when my eyelids are so inflamed. I guess steroids are the only option until they develop something better. Is Tacrolimus a promising nonsteroidal option?
The treatments of this condition are application of topical corticosteroids (betamethasone, clobatesol, flucinolone) which will reduce the inflammatory process. Topical immunomodulators like pimecrolimus and tacrolimus can be used in severe conditions.
I hope it helps. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor.
there are prograf assistance programs that the company offers. If this is not feasible than using other cheaper medications such as verapamil for example for HTN for example will alllow much lower doses of prograf to be used (it delays metabolism of the medication) and thus it comes out cheaper.
AS I HAVE SUFFERED BREATHLESSNESS AND WALKING PROBLEMS,I HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF TACROLIMUS AND PUT ON NEORAL-YET THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT IN MY CONDITION.IS THERE ANY OTHER ANTI REJECTION DRUG THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND (I HAVE HAD A LIVER TRANSPLANT RECENTLY)? IN YOUR EXPERIENCE,CAN MY SITUATION BE IMPROVED?THANKS.
I think you should go on with systemic corticosteroids and newer modes of intervention like topical tacrolimus and pimecrolimus (an immunosuppressant known as a topical immuno-modulator) are new agents. These medicines are used if patients are intolerant or unresponsive to conventional therapy.
Weak tar preparations and ultraviolet B light therapy are used to increase the thickness of the stratum corneum.
Keep me informed if you have any queries.
i would be extremely cautious about using it until more data is available especially since its purported effects on tacrolimus and cyclosporine metabolism are extreme. i am quite confident that there will be clinical trials coming down the road extremely soon.
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