For example, Azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine are sometimes used.
Azathioprine may reduce your body's resistance to infections.
(ii) prednisolone plus Azathioprine.
Since then I haven't taken Azathioprine.
Day or less of cyclophosphamide or Azathioprine;
Azathioprine will be prescribed for you by a specialist doctor.
The doctor may prescribe 6-mercaptopurine or a related drug, Azathioprine.
Azathioprine and Mycophenolate Mofetil is an alternative for patients
who cannot tolerate Cytoxan.
If recurrences occur regularly despite treatment with aminosalicylate, Azathioprine may be prescribed.
Immunomodulators(eg, Azathioprine or thalidomide) have been used in the past to treat photodermatoses;
Do not offer Azathioprine or mercaptopurine if TPMT activity is deficient(very low
or absent).
Azathioprine reduces inflammation and the symptoms it causes because it suppresses your immune system.
Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant,
which simply means that it suppresses your immune, or defence, system.
If you remain well six months later, the methotrexate or Azathioprine can also be stopped.
By suppressing your defence system, Azathioprine helps to prevent your body from fighting the new organ.
Maintenance medication, like Azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine(Azasan, Imuran),
can minimize, but not eliminate, the need for additional Crohn's surgeries.
Azathioprine lowers your body's resistance and there is
a chance that you may get an infection from the vaccine.
Two trials were of combination treatments:(i) prednisone vs prednisone and Azathioprine(Imuran) and(ii) prednisolone vs prednisolone and plasma exchange;
There are also reserve agents: cyclophosphamide, Azathioprine, cyclosporine- they are used when basic
drugs have not yielded the desired effect.
Other treatments that may be used include danazol and
medications to suppress the immune system, such as Azathioprine or ciclosporin.
When destruction of red blood cells persists after removal of the spleen or when surgery cannot be done, immunosuppressive drugs,
such as cyclophosphamide or Azathioprine are used.
When destruction of red blood cells persists after removal of the spleen or when surgery cannot be performed, immunosuppressive drugs,
such as cyclophosphamide or Azathioprine, may be prescribed.