Sirolimus (International Nonproprietary Name/United States Adopted Name), also known as rapamycin, is an immunosuppressant drug used to prevent Transplant rejection in organ transplantation it is especially useful in kidney transplants. A macrolide, sirolimus was first discovered as a p...
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Sirolimus675 posts
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Rapamune
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Tacrolimus
Fewer patient posts reported that Tacrolimus helped them when used for Inflammation (51% lower than average of other Inflammation treatments)
Prednisone
An average number of patient posts reported that Prednisone helped them when used for Inflammation
Prograf
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CellCept
Fewer patient posts reported that CellCept helped them when used for Inflammation (13% lower than average of other Inflammation treatments)
Everolimus
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Neoral
Sorry, there are not enough posts to calculate the overall score of Neoral for Inflammation
Prednisolone
Fewer patient posts reported that Prednisolone helped them when used for Inflammation (42% lower than average of other Inflammation treatments)
Azathioprine
Fewer patient posts reported that Azathioprine helped them when used for Inflammation (44% lower than average of other Inflammation treatments)
Aspirin
Fewer patient posts reported that Aspirin helped them when used for Inflammation (7% lower than average of other Inflammation treatments)
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Sirolimus Top Concerns
Based on 675 patient discussions on healthcare websites and blogs
...wife tried Votrient for a few months in late 2010/early 2011. Her tumors were stable on ...tried supplementing Votrient with Sirolimus once Votrient alone fai...
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...again the energy he had prior to MDS and transplant has been ...cure. He is now 18 months post transplant!
He is still on sirolimus, his meds have been decreased very very slowly. He...
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...cancer tumors. Most of us have taken sirolimus(brand name-Rappamune)and have had some degree ...M-tor growth pathway of the cancer....
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I was on Prograf for many years after my liver transplant. Had tremors in my hands for a long time but ...worse they switched my to sirolimus. A newer immunosuppresant and not...
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...saw the cardiologist he put me on norvasc and that increased the swelling, but once they took me off norvasc, the swelling got better. ...and pm and 1 mg sirolimus for immunesuppression. My tac...
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...switched from mycophenolate to sirolimus in December 2012. I had my liver transplant in 2010, and was taken off tacrolimus due to decreased ...problems with that also.
How are you finding siroli
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Bob is in the hospital again, they did put him on sirolimus and he had a 3 day course of ATG, he now seems to have developed a pneumonia. Tremendous drop in pft's with just walking to...
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...worse when my blood sugar shot up to 30 and I was diagnosed with diabetes. When I stopped taking sirolimus, my blood sugar went back to normal, but I've needed the glasses ever...
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I received sirolimus and tacrolimus together as my ...them. I didn't have any acute GVHD, but I've had to go on prednisone for the chronic GVHD...
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I've been on Sirolimus since tx - couple of ...is a side effect of sirolimus! I have taken Sirolimus at lunch time since started ...Since then I have had numerous ulcers on and off. \...
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