What side effects do patients who have had liver transplantation commonly experience from the medicines they take to treat or prevent rejection?

All the medications used for rejection or to prevent rejection increase a patient's susceptibility to infections and possibly even though this is more remote the development of tumors. Various medicines are used, and each has its own set of effects and side effects. Cortisone-like drugs like prednisone produce some fluid retention and puffiness of the face, and they carry a risk of worsening or bringing out diabetes and osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis as you know is a loss of mineral from the bone. Prograf also called Tacrolimus and Cyclosporine which goes under a number of different names including Gengraf produces some tendency of high blood pressure, and Cyclosporine can cause growth of body hair as well as periodontal disease or dental disease in your mouth. The dose of Cyclosporine must be very carefully regulated as that of the Prograf.

Kidney damage can occur from Cyclosporine or Prograf, but this can usually be avoided by monitoring the medications levels in the patient's blood. ... more.

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