Azathioprine
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Broader Terms
6 thiopurine, immunosuppressive
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- Why is this medication prescribed?Return to top Azathioprine is used with other medications to prevent rejection of kidney transplants.
- What is azathioprine? Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive medication that decreases the actions of the body’s immune system.
- Uses Azathioprine is used to treat many inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), vasculitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
- Azathioprine is such a medication, though it is important to realize that it can have some of its own adverse side effects in some individuals.
- Azathioprine is a very strong medicine.
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