title: Managing immunosuppression in medical patients.
abstract: Immunosuppressive drugs are increasingly widely used. Safe use requires knowledge of the side-effect profile, contraindications and precautions before starting, and the monitoring regimen, and patients should be fully informed of the risks and benefits before starting.
authors: Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
authors: C W
authors: CW
authors: Pritchard
authors: A B
authors: AB
authors: Hawthorne
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011687:Purines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014612:Vaccines
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011687:Purines; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014612:Vaccines