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Drugs that are used to keep the body's immune system from rejecting a transplanted organ, such as the heart.
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Medications which are given after a transplant in order to lessen the action of the immune system and help the body to accept and not to reject the kidney.
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Drugs given to transplant recipients that weaken the body's immune system in order to prevent graft rejection.
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See anti-rejection medications.
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Substances which reduce the immune response.
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Drugs which reduce or eliminate the body's ability to make an immune response. Azathioprine and cyclophosphamide are examples of immunosuppressants.
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drugs that artificially prevent or reduce the body's immune response
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