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4.3
commonly used immunosuppressants
| Question | Answer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efalizumab (raptiva) | injection | subcutaneous injection | psoriasis | 0.7 mg/kg followed by 1 mg/kg a week |
| Muromonab (Orthoclone) | injection | IV | organ transplant | 5 mg a day |
| mycophenolate (cellcept, myfortic) | tablet, capsule, IV | Oral, IV | organ transplant SLE | depends on product, route of administration, and type of organ transplant |
| Sirolimus (Rapamune) | tablet, oral solution | oral | organ transplant psoriasis | 2-5 mg a day |
| Tacrolimus (prograf) | capsule, injection | oral, IV | organ transplant Rheumatoid arthiritis | depends on type of organ transplant |
| Alefacept (amevive) | injection | IM | psoriasis | 15 mg once a week |
| Azathioprine (Imuran) | tablet, injection | Oral, IV | organ transplant rheumatoid arthiritis | 1-3 mg/ kg a day |
| cyclosporine (neoral, sandimmune, gengraf) | capsule, oral solution, injection | Oral, IV | organ transplant rheumatoid arthiritis | depends on product and use |