Tacrolimus
Uses
Tacrolimus is used during organ transplantation. Tacrolimus is used together with other medicines to prevent the body from rejecting a heart, liver, or kidney during organ transplant surgery.
How it Works
Tacrolimus is known as an immunosuppressant. Tacrolimus lowers body's immune system. which helps the body fight infections. Tacrolimus works by decreasing the activity of the body's immune system thus helping the body accept the transplanted organ without problems.
Common Side effects
Some of the potential side effects of Tacrolimus can include the symptoms below;
Nausea,
Insomnia,
Diarrhoea,
Renal dysfunction,
Headache,
Increased glucose level in blood,
Tremor
Tacrolimus Topical
Uses
Tacrolimus Topical is used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis
How it Works
Tacrolimus topical is known as an immunosuppressant which lowers the body's immune system and decreasing inflammation in the skin which causes redness and itching of the skin.
Common Side effects
Some of the potential side effects of Tacrolimus Topical can include the symptoms below;
Application site reactions,
Burning skin,
Skin irritation,
Itching,
Redness,
Skin infection