What are azathioprine tablets used for?

What are azathioprine tablets used for?

Azathioprine is a type of medicine called an immunosuppressant. Immunosuppressants help “calm” (or control) your body’s immune system. This medicine helps treat inflammatory conditions such as: rheumatoid arthritis.

Is azathioprine a cancer drug?

Azathioprine may cause a rare type of lymphoma (cancer) of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow that can be fatal. This has occurred mainly in teenagers and young men with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. However, anyone with an inflammatory autoimmune disorder may have a higher risk of lymphoma.

What are the side effects of taking Imuran?

What are the possible side effects of azathioprine (Imuran®)?

• Increased stomach irritation, abdominal pain.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Changes in hair color and texture, along with hair loss.
• Loss of appetite.
• Blood in the urine or stool.
• Unusual bruising.
• Fatigue.
• Development of mouth sores and ulcers.

What diseases does azathioprine treat?

What Conditions does AZATHIOPRINE Treat?

• rheumatoid arthritis.
• treatment to maintain immunosuppression for lung transplant.
• liver inflammation resulting from an abnormal immune response.
• prevent kidney transplant rejection.
• liver transplant rejection prevention.
• pemphigus, a type of skin disorder.

Can I stop azathioprine?

Stopping treatment may be considered at any point if you’re in remission. But most gastroenterologists will usually consider stopping the drug after four years for people who haven’t had any flare-ups. However there is a risk of relapsing if you stop taking azathioprine or mercaptopurine.

Is Imuran safe?

Serious infections Patients receiving immunosuppressants, including Imuran, are at increased risk for bacterial, viral, fungal,protozoal, and opportunistic infections, including reactivation of latent infections. These infections may lead to serious, including fatal outcomes.

Can I take vitamins with azathioprine?

Interactions between your drugs No interactions were found between azathioprine and Vitamin D3. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Does Imuran make your hair fall out?

IBD tends to be well controlled with drugs like infliximab (Remicade), methotrexate (Otrexup, Xatmep, Trexall, and Rasuvo), and azathioprine (Imuran), he adds. All of these have potential hair loss as a side effect. This could be because these drugs are designed to slow down cell multiplication.