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Pulmonary Fibrosis/Alveolitis
Symptoms and Treatments
Action |
Most Common |
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Immunosuppressants | ||
(None proven in controlled trials; the following have been used) | ||
Cyclophosphamide (Procytox®) |
Suppress immune response | Hair loss, decreased appetite, bladder inflammation, bone marrow damage, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, increased cancer risk, increased infection. |
Azathioprine (Imuran®) |
Suppress immune response | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, increased infection, pancreatitis, increased cancer risk, anemia. |
Cyclosporine (Neoral®, Sandimmune®) |
Impair lymphocytes | Tremor, hypertension, hirsutism, nausea, renal failure, headache, nausea, vomiting, infections. |
Mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept®) |
Impair lymphocytes | Pain, abdominal pain, back pain, tremor, headache, hypertension, chest pain, GI hemorrhage, nausea, vomiting, anemia, fever, infections, sepsis, swelling in the legs. |
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