Gurbir Singh , Sabrina Lee , Meena Parakaal , Michelle Hwang , Erik L. Lum
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Abstract
Chronic immunosuppressive therapy is critical to all transplant patients to help prevent rejection, chronic injury and loss of allograft. Tacrolimus is used as immunosuppression in more than ninety percent of kidney transplant recipients, and requires drug level monitoring. It is known that many prescribed medications can alter tacrolimus metabolism and lead to unpredictable levels that may expose patients to the above-mentioned complications. However, the use of over-the-counter medications is often overlooked. Here, we present a case report in which over-the-counter calcium carbonate significantly affected the patient's tacrolimus metabolism leading to unpredictable levels.
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To provide to national and regional audiences experiences unique to them or confirming of broader concepts originating in large controlled trials. All aspects of organ, tissue and cell transplantation clinically and experimentally. Transplantation Reports will provide in-depth representation of emerging preclinical, impactful and clinical experiences. -Original basic or clinical science articles that represent initial limited experiences as preliminary reports. -Clinical trials of therapies previously well documented in large trials but now tested in limited, special, ethnic or clinically unique patient populations. -Case studies that confirm prior reports but have occurred in patients displaying unique clinical characteristics such as ethnicities or rarely associated co-morbidities. Transplantation Reports offers these benefits: -Fast and fair peer review -Rapid, article-based publication -Unrivalled visibility and exposure for your research -Immediate, free and permanent access to your paper on Science Direct -Immediately citable using the article DOI
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