Introduction to Prescription Medications for Post-Transplant Patients

Learn more about how your immune system responds to a solid organ transplant and how the combination of medications you will be taking suppresses rejection and boosts your body’s acceptance of the new organ. To provide proper protection, each medicine must be taken exactly as prescribed, so it’s important to know the specifics of each.

The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center clinical pharmacy specialists Keith A. Fester, PharmD, BCPS, and K. Bennett Bain, PharmD, BCPS, offer guidelines on filling prescriptions, scheduling doses, storing medications, and what to do if you miss a dose.

Please contact your transplant nurse coordinator with any questions you may have.

Learn more about specific prescriptions:
Azathioprine (Imuran):
Everolimus (Zortress):
Mycophenolate Mofetil (Cellcept):
Prednisone:
Tacrolimus (Prograf):
Tacrolimus XR (Envarsus):

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