Description: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant that inhibits T-lymphocyte activation.
Description: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant that inhibits T-lymphocyte activation.
Tacrolimus is assigned to Pregnancy Category C.
This drug is associated with premature delivery risk, neonatal hyperkalemia, and renal dysfunction. Animal studies revealed maternal toxicity, and decreases in pup weight, viability, and live births, and increases in abortions, late resorptions, fetal death in utero, fetal malformations, and developmental variations.
Tacrolimus Breastfeeding Warning
Tacrolimus is excreted into breastmilk and must be discontinued when breastfeeding.
Other side effects include:
Precautions
Drug Interactions
Live virus vaccines and other immunosuppressants should be avoided while receiving tacrolimus.
Dosing
Starting dose: 0.075 mg/kg/day to 0.2 mg/kg/day; taken twice daily.
Taken with food to reduce abdominal pain; but food also reduces its absorption.
Storage: Room temperature between 15 C – 30 C (59 F – 86 F).
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