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(also known as Tacrolimus)
Tacrolimus belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used to lower the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ (for example, kidney, liver, pancreas, lung, and heart) transplants.
When a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Organ Transplants | 119 |
96% |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 5 |
80% |
| Polymyositis & Dermatom... | 2 |
50% |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 2 |
100% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 94% (134
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Prograf Reviews
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Hair thinning and hair loss on higher doses
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Needs adjustment from time to time.
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working good for me
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the 2 g twice a day seems to be working. it was to replace Cellcept and prednisone. I wanted to try something different as the side effects to me were not ignorable. So far i do not notice any side effects with the tacrolimus.
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helped my transplant last 11 years
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1mg 2xs a day Ive been taking this since February and it seems to be working much like the Methotrexate.
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It is working wonderfully
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Lost my hair twice in the first three years of being on it. Also suffered hand tremors for the first six months. Have been on the same dose for over 5 years now.
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There were some sighs of GVH in Marks liver last week and the Tac seemed to take care of it.
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Prograf works great for my son, he is on very low does..1.5ML a day. :)
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Discussions
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My ears are driving me crazy
Tacrolimus - "Prograf" too! Gee, now I can sleep better knowing that the sound of my heart pumping in my right ear isn't a warning the my he... [More] -
9 lb. of fluid to be drained tomorrow.
Hi Marilyn, I wouldn't sneak in anymore of those diuretics if I were you!!! The main reason why your creatinine has gone up and why they lowered... [More] -
Tacrolimus was short lived
I'm sorry to hear that, and sorry your boy is in pain. It must be so hard to see him go through this. I'm keeping a good thought for you both. We ... [More] -
Tacrolimus was short lived
My son started Tacrolimus almost three months ago. We needed to make it to the three month mark to get a true measure of the drug's effectiveness. ... [More] -
Important Question
Hi Dream! From first hand experience (Liver Transplant over 15 years ago), I personally think that more than likely the virus will return following... [More]
