azathioprine

Examples

• All

• Further long-term comparative studies are needed in these patients to assess the relative usefulness of cyclosporin and azathioprine in Behçet's disease.

  Academic text (1991)

• Immunosuppressive agents have also been used, and these include: azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, gold, chlorambucil, and mycophenolate mofetil (reviewed in ref. 19).

  Academic text (2007)

• Azathioprine.

  Inhale (2010)

• Despite her many disorders, the patient is now 62 years old and is well on azathioprine, diltiazem, and sodium bicarbonate.

  Academic text (1996)

• Maintenance immunosuppression protocols, including prednisone, cyclosporin, and azathioprine, were similar in the groups.

  Academic text (1995)

• I mean, he's got Azathioprine, Neoral... ...Cellcept, Paramycine.

  Inhale (2010)

• Cyclosporin is rapidly replacing azathioprine, chlorambucil, or cyclophosphamide as the supplementary agent of choice in patients of all ages, provided they have normal renal function.

  Academic text (1991)

• His current medications include prednisone, azathioprine, furosemide, digoxin, warfarin, atenolol, atorvastatin, and co-trimoxazole.

  Academic text (2006)

• Further immunosuppression with azathioprine may be required for general SLE symptoms, methotrexate for more joint-related symptoms, and mycophenolate mofetil if disease activity remains uncontrolled.

  Academic text (2014)

• Doctors often prescribe azathioprine to help prevent organ rejection after a transplant.

Synonyms

I

immunosuppressant

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

1 6.1

A drug that weakens the body's immune system to stop it rejecting a new organ

is a single drug example within this general category

C

cyclosporine

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

1 5.5

A drug that weakens the immune system to stop organ rejection after a transplant

is another specific drug used to prevent rejection and suppress immunity

I

immunosuppressive drug

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

1 3.9

A drug that makes the body's immune system weaker to prevent organ rejection or treat autoimmune disease

is a single specific drug within this broader drug class

I

Imuran

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

1 9.7

A drug that weakens the body's defences to stop a transplanted organ being rejected

is the nonbrand chemical name for that same drug

I

immunosuppressor

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

7.2

Drug that makes the body's immune system weaker

is a specific medicine belonging to that broad category

I

immune suppressant drug

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

4.8

A drug that lowers the body's natural defense to stop organ rejection or treat diseases where the body attacks itself

is one particular medicine used for those immunosuppressive purposes

I

immunosuppressive

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

6.7

A drug that lowers the body's natural defence to prevent organ rejection

is a specific medicine rather than the general descriptive term

C

cyclophosphamide

vsazathioprine

• Specialized

7.4

A medicine that weakens the immune system to treat diseases where the body attacks itself and to prevent transplant rejection

is a different specific immunosuppressive drug used for similar purposes

Surface Forms

Etymology