Immunosuppression
Birmingham
Immunosupressive drugs are used in the treament of a variety of neuroinflammatory conditions. The dosage regimes and monitoring of these drugs can be complex. Below is a list of the commoner immunosupressive drugs used in Birmingham with links to pathways and shared care agreements (ESCA).
Note: Multiple Scelrosis (MS), the commonest inflammatory condition of the central nervous system, is treated with a very different set of drugs. Details of these disease modifying treatments (DMT) including their administration and side effects are shown on the MS page.
Azathioprine ESCA Side-effects
Ciclosporin ESCA Side-effects
Cyclophospahmide Pathway McMillan
Methotrexate ESCA Side-effects McMillan
Mycophenolate ESCA Side-effects
Tacrolimus ESCA Side-effects