transplant drugs Flashcards
all transplant drugs increase the risk of __ and __ and you shouldnt give them with ___ vaccines
infection and malignancy
live vaccines
transplant drugs are ___
immunosupressants
cyclosporine and tacrolimus are ___
nephrotoxic
induction therapy for transplant
given at the time of transplant to decrease the risk of rejection
it is always IV and includes steroids, thymoglobulin or basiliximab
after transplant you start __ therapy which consists of ___, ____, + and steroid
triple therapy
calcineurin inhibitor
antimetabolite
what are the calcineurin inhibitors
tacrolimus and cyclosporine
brand names for tacrolimus
prograf, astagraf XL, Envarsus XR
brand names for cyclosporine
gengraf, neoral, sandimmune
what are the antimetabolites
mycophenolate, azathioprine
mtor inhbitors
sirolimus, everolimus
brand name for mycophenolate
cellcept
brand name for azathioprine
imuran
brand name for sirolimus
rapamune
transplant drugs that are 3a4 substrates
tacrolimus, cyclosporine, sirolimus
protopic is what
topical formulation of tacrolimus for atopic dermatitis