Tacrograf 2mg Capsules, Medicine Type : Allopathic

Listing ID #7523373

Tacrolimus is used with other medications to prevent rejection of a kidney, heart, or liver transplant. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as immunosuppressants. It works by weakening your body's defense system (immune system) to help your body accept the new organ as if it were your own.

USES OF TACROGRAF CAPSULE

Prevention of organ rejection in transplant patients

BENEFITS OF TACROGRAF CAPSULE

In Prevention of organ rejection in transplant patientsTacrograf 2 Capsule belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressants. Organ rejection happens when your immune system treats the new organ as an invader and attacks it. This medicine weakens your immune response (which usually fights infection) and reduces the chance of your body attacking the transplanted organ. It is used in combination with other medicines to make it much more likely that your transplant operation will be successful. You should continue taking the medicine and should not stop it until your doctor says so.

SIDE EFFECTS OF TACROGRAF CAPSULE

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you're worried about them

Common side effects of Tacrograf

• Diarrhea
• Increased glucose level in blood
• Increased thirst
• Kidney damage
• Liver damage
• Nausea
• Stomach pain

HOW TO USE TACROGRAF CAPSULE

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Tacrograf 2 Capsule is to be taken empty stomach.

HOW TACROGRAF CAPSULE WORKS

Tacrograf 2 Capsule is an immunosuppressant. It works by suppressing your body's immune response following the transplant of an organ (e.g., liver, kidney, heart). This helps your body to accept the new organ as if it were your own.