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What is Tacrolimus?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Tacrolimus (FK506) is an immunosuppressant agent. Taken orally or by injection it is used to prevent organ rejection in heart, kidney, or liver transplant recipients. Used as a topical skin product it is used for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Prevent organ rejection 888 123
Kidney transplant 76 28
Vitiligo 33 0
Lung transplant 21 3
Graft versus host disease 19 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 18
Moderate 51
Mild 74
None 49

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Tacrolimus

Side effect Patients Percentage
Tremor in hands 26
Hair loss 22
Fatigue 11
Hair thinning 10
Shakiness 10
Shaky hands 9

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Why patients stopped taking Tacrolimus

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Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 22
Doctor's advice 15
Other 9
Course of treatment ended 7
Did not seem to work 6
Change in health plan coverage 2
Expense 2
Personal research 1
See all 49 patients who've stopped taking Tacrolimus

Duration

Stopped taking Tacrolimus

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 5
1 - 6 months 11
6 months - 1 year 7
1 - 2 years 6
2 - 5 years 11
5 - 10 years 6
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 178
Usually 10
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 5
Somewhat hard to take 7
A little hard to take 23
Not at all hard to take 157
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 9
$50-99 9
$25-49 9
< $25 78
Not specified 79

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Tacrolimus after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) 3
Azathioprine (Imuran) 2
Betamethasone-calcipotriene topical (Dovobet) 1
Cyclosporine (Neoral) 1
Sirolimus (Rapamune) 1

Patients stopped taking Tacrolimus and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) 2
Sirolimus (Rapamune) 2
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27 patient evaluations for Tacrolimus

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Jul 9, 2015 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    Mild (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 6, 2012 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (flu virus (influenza))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 1, 2011 (Started Dec 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (tremor in hands, hair loss, hair thinning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3.5 mg/kg/day Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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