Which of the following drugs is not a pa of the &;Triple Therapy&; immunosuppression for post-renal transplant patients?
Correct Answer: FK 506
Description: Initial therapy is the treatment given to all recipients (except where the donor is an identical twin) for 0-3 months after transplantation. Initial therapy is usually 'triple therapy', in which a calcineurin inhibitor (traditionally ciclosporin) is used as the 'primary agent'in combination with a coicosteroid (prednisolone) and azathioprine. Calcineurin inhibitor with anti-proliferative agent alone or with steroids alone(DUAL THERAPY) REF.Bailey and Love 27e pg 1540.
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