#
Cyclosporine Capsules
  • Professionals
  • FDA PI

Cyclosporine Capsules

Dosage form: capsule, liquid filled
Drug class:Calcineurin inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 1, 2021.

WARNING

Only physicians experienced in management of systemic immunosuppressive therapy for the indicated disease should prescribe Cyclosporine Capsules (modified). At doses used in solid organ transplantation, only physicians experienced in immunosuppressive therapy and management of organ transplant recipients should prescribe Cyclosporine Capsules (modified). Patients receiving the drug should be managed in facilities equipped and staffed with adequate laboratory and supportive medical resources. The physician responsible for maintenance therapy should have complete information requisite for the follow-up of the patient. Cyclosporine Capsules (modified), a systemic immunosuppressant, may increase the susceptibility to infection and the development of neoplasia. In kidney, liver, and heart transplant patients Cyclosporine Capsules (modified) may be administered with other immunosuppressive agents. Increased susceptibility to infection and the possible development of lymphoma and other...