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Azathioprine belongs to the group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used to reduce the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ transplants. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Azathioprine may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 169 |
69% |
| Lupus | 84 |
73% |
| Organ Transplants | 10 |
90% |
| Sarcoidosis | 9 |
78% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9 |
89% |
Overall, 72% (293
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Azathioprine Reviews
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stopped working recently. on new med now.
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worked with Remicade
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Wrked for about a year then stoped wrkin!
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It worked for about a year
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I had a test run with it in July and had an anxiety attack the same day. Dr. Took me off of it then started me back on it and have been on it ever since with no complications.
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150 mg daily
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Initially started for transplant switched to cellcept after 1998 flare recently switched back 5/2008 for TTC
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Have been taking since 2005. Makes me a bit tired within an hour of taking. Nauseous as well...but does seem to keep the symptoms controlled
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Worked well. My white blood count bottomed out and I had to quit the meds, I still have a very low immune system from the medication.
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the absolute best thing they have EVER put me on.. when they took me off the prednisone and the methotrexate they put me on this and i felt better than i had in years.
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Hello everyone. I'm new and this is my first post. I was first diagnosed with PM in 2002 and large doses of prednisone, along with methotrexate, bro... [More] -
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i am severly allergic to azathioprine :( taking it, in conbination with sulfarsalazine, and i ended up in hospital with the lowest white blood cell c... [More] -
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I've been taking Azathioprine at 100mg everyday for almost 3 years now. I never did experience side effects, or maybe I have been just didn't notice ... [More] -
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I wanted to ask if anyonehas had an experience with this drug. My daughter has crohns she is 10 years of age.The doctors want her to go on Azathioprin... [More] -
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Hello, Today after yet another trip to the hospital I was given azathioprine tablet to take. has anyone used these before and if so are they any good. [More]
