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Medicines: After your lung transplant - 04/2021

Medicines: After your lung transplant
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Abstract

This handout explains the types of medicines that will be taken by lung transplant patients after their surgery. It includes tips on organizing medicines, deciding on a pharmacy, guidelines for taking medicines, what to avoid when taking immunosuppressive drugs, and information about specific immunosuppressants such as basiliximab, tacrolimus, mycophenolate, prednisone, cyclosporine, sirolimus, and others.

Author
Transplant Services/4E-4SE/5E
Publisher
University of Washington Medical Center
Date Published (original date)
2013
Revision Date
04/2021
General Subject
Patient Care Procedures & Instructions
Surgery
Specific Subject/Keyword
Immunosuppressants
Medicine Information
Medicine Teaching
Transplant
Languages
English
Spanish
Record ID
4131