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Tacrolimus, sold under the brand name Prograf among others, is an immunosuppressive drug. After allogenic organ transplant, the risk of organ rejection is moderate. To lower the risk of organ rejection, tacrolimus is given. The drug can also be sold as a topical medication in the treatment of T cell-mediated diseases such as eczema and psoriasis.
The US National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends pharmacologic treatment for patients with hip or spine fracture thought to be related to osteoporosis, those with BMD 2.5 SD or more below the young normal mean (T-score -2.5 or below), and those with BMD between 1 and 2.5 SD below normal mean whose 10-year risk, using FRAX, for hip fracture is ...
Tacrolimus 0.1%. Topical immunosuppressants like pimecrolimus and tacrolimus may be better in the short term and appear equal to steroids after a year of use. [66] Their use is reasonable in those who do not respond to or are not tolerant of steroids. [67] [68] Treatments are typically recommended for short or fixed periods of time rather than ...
Ulcerative vernal keratitis require surgical treatment in the form of debridement, superficial keratectomy, excimer laser therapeutic keratectomy, as well as amniotic membrane transplantation to enhance re-epithelialisation. Recently treatment with tacrolimus ointment (0.1%) used topically twice daily is showing encouraging results.
With me, Protopic works as well as steroids but without the skin thinning and other side effects that these steroids have. At the moment, I am willing to live with the risk of applying Protopic, as it really does help me at least. --Thilo 02:56, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Tacrolimus is not intended for prolonged use on large areas of the body.
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