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What is Cyclosporine?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Cyclosporin is an immunosuppressant drug widely used in post-allogeneic organ transplant to reduce the activity of the patient's immune system and so the risk of organ rejection. It has been studied in transplants of skin, heart, kidney, lung, pancreas, bone marrow and small intestine.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Prevent organ rejection 346 36
Psoriasis 142 7
Psoriatic arthritis 82 6
Crohn's disease 34 2
Aplastic anemia 30 1

Show all 45 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1121 patients that have taken Cyclosporine

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 11
Moderate 34
Mild 17
None 16

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Cyclosporine

Side effect Patients Percentage
Hair growth 9
Nausea 4
Muscle and joint pain 3
Constipation 2
Elevated blood pressure 2
Fatigue 2

Show all 69 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Cyclosporine

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Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 53
Side effects too severe 35
Did not seem to work 22
Other 21
Course of treatment ended 10
Personal research 4
Change in health plan coverage 2
Expense 1
See all 105 patients who've stopped taking Cyclosporine

Duration

Stopped taking Cyclosporine

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 17
1 - 6 months 11
6 months - 1 year 17
1 - 2 years 11
2 - 5 years 17
5 - 10 years 12
10 years or more 12
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 64
Usually 12
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 4
Somewhat hard to take 8
A little hard to take 21
Not at all hard to take 45
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 9
$100-199 4
$50-99 4
$25-49 3
< $25 25
Not specified 33

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Cyclosporine after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 4
Acitretin (Soriatane) 1
Adalimumab (Humira) 1
Azathioprine (Imuran) 1
Betamethasone topical (Betnovate) 1

Show all 7 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Cyclosporine and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Azathioprine (Imuran) 2
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 2
Adalimumab (Humira) 1
Anakinra (Kineret) 1
Leflunomide (Arava) 1

Show all 11 treatments patients report switching to

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15 patient evaluations for Cyclosporine

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Dec 8, 2016 (Started Jun 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 175 mg/kg/day Daily
Side effects: depressed mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 4, 2012 (Started Mar 06, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Mild (hair growth)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: hair growth

May 5, 2010 (Started Mar 06, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Mild (hair growth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: hair growth
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 3, 2012 (Started Jun 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (hair growth increased, memory problems)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 11, 2011 (Started Jun 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (hair growth increased, memory problems)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 350 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks
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