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Sandimmune Drug Center
Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Sandimmune (cyclosporine) is used to prevent organ rejection after a kidney, liver, or heart transplant. It is also used to treat severe psoriasis or severe rheumatoid arthritis. It is a cyclic polypeptide immunosuppressant agent. This medication is available in generic form. Common side effects include headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach upset, acne, cramps, increased hair growth on the face/body, shaking fingers/hands (tremor), swollen/red/painful gums, dizziness, flushing, and high blood pressure.
The initial oral dose of Sandimmune is given 4-12 hours prior to transplantation as a single dose of 15 mg/kg. The single daily dose is continued postoperatively for 1-2 weeks and tapered 5% per week to a maintenance dose of 5-10 mg/kg/day. Sandimmune may interact with etoposide, lithium, methotrexate, nefazodone, repaglinide, St. John's wort, ACE inhibitors, heart or blood pressure medication, medicines used to treat ulcerative colitis, other medicines used to prevent organ transplant rejection, pain or arthritis medicines, IV antibiotics, antiviral medicines, or cancer medicine. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you are taking. Sandimmune should be used only when prescribed during pregnancy. Cyclosporine used during pregnancy has resulted in newborns with problems such as low birth weight and being born too early (premature). Other serious problems have been reported, including death. This medication passes into breast milk. Breast-feeding is not recommended while using this drug.
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Sandimmune Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Sandimmune® (cyclosporine) is indicated for the prophylaxis of
Sandimmune® (cyclosporine) is indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in kidney, liver, and heart allogeneic transplants. It is always to be used with adrenal corticosteroids. The drug may also be used in the treatment of chronic rejection in patients previously treated with other immunosuppressive agents.
Because of the risk of anaphylaxis, Sandimmune® Injection (cyclosporine injection, USP) should be reserved for patients who are unable to take the soft gelatin capsules or oral solution.
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Sandimmune Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- urinating less than usual or not at all;
- drowsiness, confusion, mood changes, increased thirst;
- swelling, weight gain, feeling short of breath;
- blurred vision, headache or pain behind your eyes, sometimes with vomiting;
- seizure (convulsions);
- muscle pain or weakness, fast heart ...
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Sandimmune Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is used to prevent organ rejection in people who have received a liver, kidney, or heart transplant. It is usually taken along with other medications to allow your new organ to function normally. Cyclosporine is also used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis and a certain skin condition (severe psoriasis). Cyclosporine belongs to a class of drugs known as immunosuppressants. It works by slowing down your body's defense system (immune system) to prevent your body from rejecting a transplanted organ, further damaging your joints (in rheumatoid arthritis patients), or further dama...
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