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cyclosporine, sye-kloe-spor-een, belongs to the group, medicines known as immunosuppressive agents, reduce the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ, kidney, liver, heart, transplants, when a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid, reject, the transplanted organ, cyclosporine works by preventing the white blood cells from doing this, cyclosporine also, treat severe cases, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, cyclosporine, cyclosporine is a very strong medicine, can cause side effects that could be very serious, high blood pressure and kidney and liver problems, can also reduce the body's ability to fight infections, and a physician should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, cyclosporine, dosage forms, oral, capsules, oral solution, parenteral, injection, for cyclosporine, allergic reaction to cyclosporine, studies, some women who received cyclosporine during pregnancy delivered their babies prematurely, some babies were smaller than average when they were born, additionally, some babies had birth defects , not certain that these birth defects occurred, the use, cyclosporine by the mothers, studies in rats and rabbits, cyclosporine at toxic doses, 2 to 5 times the human dose, causes birth defects , the fetus, when breast-feeding , cyclosporine passes into breast milk, there is a chance that it could cause the same side effects, baby that it does in people taking it, can be necessary for, stop breast-feeding during treatment, be sure you have discussed the risks and benefits, the medicine with a physician, this medicine has been tested in children, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause different side effects, in adults, older people are more likely to experience some side effects, high blood pressure and kidney problems, than are younger adults, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are taking cyclosporine, health care professional knows, amiloride, midamor, spironolactone, aldactone, triamterene, dyrenium, both cyclosporine and these medicines increase the amount, potassium, potassium levels could become too high, allopurinol, zyloprim, androgens, male hormones, bromocriptine, parlodel, cimetidine, tagamet, clarithromycin, biaxin, danazol, danocrine, diltiazem, cardizem, erythromycins, medicine for infection, estrogens, female hormones, fluconazole, diflucan, human immunodeficiency virus, hiv, protease inhibitors, crixivan, fortovase, invirase, norvir, viracept, itraconazole, sporanox, ketoconazole, nizoral, nefazodone, serzone, nicardipine, cardene, verapamil, calan, covera-hs, isoptin, verelan, may increase effects, cyclosporine by increasing the amount, cyclosporine, azathioprine, imuran, chlorambucil, leukeran, corticosteroids, cortisone-like medicine, cyclophosphamide, cytoxan, mercaptopurine, purinethol, muromonab-cd3, monoclonal antibody, orthoclone okt3, an increased risk, infection and cancer because both cyclosporine and these medicines decrease the body's ability to fight them, coal tar, balnetar, zetar, methoxsalen, oxsoralen, radiation therapy, trioxsalen, trisoralen, increased risk, some skin cancers, lovastatin, mevacor, simvastatin, zocor, muscle problems and kidney problems
other medical problems, cyclosporine, any other medical problems, cancer, precancerous skin changes, cyclosporine can make these conditions worse, chickenpox, recent exposure, herpes zoster, shingles, risk, severe disease affecting other parts, the body, high blood pressure , cyclosporine can cause high blood pressure , hyperkalemia, too much potassium, blood, cyclosporine can make this condition worse, infection, cyclosporine decreases the body's ability to fight infection, intestine problems, decreased because cyclosporine cannot be absorbed into the body, kidney disease , cyclosporine can have harmful effects on the kidney when, taken for long periods, liver disease , cyclosporine, slower removal, the medicine from the body, take this medicine, don't take less or more, the exact amount, medicine you need has been carefully worked out, taking too much may increase the chance, side effects, while taking too little may not improve my condition, take my medicine, try to get into the habit, taking it at the same time each day, this will also help cyclosporine work better by keeping a constant amount, blood, absorption, changed if you change my diet, should be taken consistently with respect to meals, should not change the type, amount, food you eat unless you discuss it with my health care professional, upsets my stomach, a physician may recommend, take it with meals, check with a physician before you decide to do this on my own, grapefruit and grapefruit juice may increase the effects, cyclosporine by increasing the amount, should not eat grapefruit, drink grapefruit juice, is, taken by mouth, comes in a dropper bottle, the amount you should take is, measured only with the specially marked dropper provided with my prescription, the dropper should be wiped with a clean towel after, used, stored in its container, to make sandimmune, taste better, mix it in a glass container with milk, chocolate milk, orange juice, preferably at room temperature, to make neoral, taste better, mix it in a glass container with apple juice, orange juice, preferably at room temperature, a wax-lined, plastic disposable container, stir it well, then drink it immediately, after drinking all the liquid containing the medicine, rinse the glass with a little more liquid and drink that also, to make sure you get all the medicine, dry the dropper, measure the cyclosporine, do not rinse it with water, do not stop taking this medicine without first checking with a physician, take medicine for the rest, life to prevent my body from rejecting the transplant, cyclosporine will be different for different patients, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, the average doses, cyclosporine, dose is different, the number, capsules, teaspoonfuls, oral solution, take depends on the strength, the number, doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are taking cyclosporine, for oral, dosage forms, capsules, oral solution, for transplant rejection, teenagers, children: dose is based on body weight, the usual dose, beginning is 12 to 15 milligrams, per kilogram, 5.5 to 6.8 mg per pound, body weight a day, after a period, decreased to 5 to 10 mg per kg, 2.3 to 4.5 mg per pound, body weight a day, for rheumatoid arthritis, teenagers: dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2.5 to 4 mg per kg, 1.1 to 1.8 mg per pound, body weight a day, for psoriasis , teenagers: dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2.5 to 4 mg per kg, 1.1 to 1.8 mg per pound, body weight a day, for injection, dosage form, for transplant rejection, teenagers, children: dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 6 mg per kg, 0.9 to 2.7 mg per pound, body weight a day, if i miss a dose, cyclosporine and remember it within 12 hours, take the missed dose, almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose, go back to my regular dosing schedule, do not double doses, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the medicine to break down, do not store the oral solution, refrigerator, do not keep outdated medicine, medicine no longer needed, discarded medicine is out of a child's reach,
precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits, do laboratory tests to make sure that cyclosporine is working properly, for unwanted effects, being treated with cyclosporine, after you stop treatment with it, important to see a physician about the immunizations, vaccinations, should receive, do not have any immunizations without a physician's approval, cyclosporine lowers my body's resistance and there is a chance you might get the infection the immunization is meant to prevent, can be especially important to receive certain immunizations to prevent a disease, other persons living, in my house should not take oral polio vaccine since there is a chance they could pass the polio virus on, avoid persons who have recently taken oral polio vaccine, do not get close to them, do not stay, same room with them for very long, cannot take these precautions, should consider wearing a protective face mask that covers the nose and mouth, in some patients, usually younger patients, tenderness, swelling, bleeding, the gums may appear soon after treatment with cyclosporine is started, brushing and flossing my teeth, carefully and regularly, massaging my gums may help prevent this, see my dentist regularly to have my teeth cleaned, check with my medical doctor, any questions about, take care, teeth and gums, notice any tenderness, swelling, bleeding, gums,
side effects, along with its needed effects, some unwanted effects, some side effects will have signs, symptoms, can see, feel, a physician will watch for others by doing certain tests, the way that cyclosporine acts on the body, there is a chance that it, effects that may not occur until years after the medicine is used, delayed effects may include certain types, cancer, lymphomas, skin cancers, and a physician should discuss the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, nurse immediately, side effects occur, blood in urine , flushing, face and neck, for injection only, wheezing, shortness of breath, for injection only, side effects occur, bleeding, tender, enlarged gums, convulsions, seizures, fever, chills, frequent urge to urinate, vomiting, confusion, general feeling, discomfort and illness, irregular heartbeat , numbness , tingling in hands, feet, lips, shortness of breath, difficult breathing, stomach pain, severe, with nausea and vomiting , unexplained nervousness, unusual tiredness , weakness, weakness, heaviness, legs, weight loss, may also cause the following side effects that a physician will watch for, high blood pressure , kidney problems, liver problems, changes in blood chemistry, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, side effects continue, bothersome, increase in hair growth, trembling and shaking, hands, acne, oily skin, headache, leg cramps, nausea, other side effects,
additional information
once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show, also useful for other medical problems, not specifically included, product labeling, cyclosporine is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions, bone marrow transplantation, nephrotic syndrome
for patients receiving bone marrow transplantation, cyclosporine may work by preventing the cells from the transplanted bone marrow from attacking the cells, the patient's own body, the doses, cyclosporine for patients receiving bone marrow transplantation and for patients with nephrotic syndrome are based on the patients' body weight, the usual starting dose for patients receiving bone marrow transplantation is 12.5 milligrams, per kilogram, 5.7 mg per pound, body weight a day, cyclosporine for patients with nephrotic syndrome is 3.5 to 5 mg per kg, 1.6 to 2.3 mg per pound, body weight a day, the side effects that patients experience when they receive cyclosporine for bone marrow transplantation, nephrotic syndrome are similar to those side effects experienced by patients receiving cyclosporine for organ transplantation, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses,
brand names, neoral sandimmune sangcya, neoral sandimmune, some other commonly used names are ciclosporin; cyclosporin a,
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immunosuppressant antipsoriatic antirheumatic
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