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Immunosuppressive drug
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Immunosuppressive drug
Medication used to suppress the immune system.
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To qualify, those taking part must have had a lifesaving transplant and still be on a regime of immunosuppressant drugs.
Bills have been introduced in Congress since 2000 to lift the 36-month limit and extend coverage of immunosuppressant drugs indefinitely," Sacks wrote.
The patient's body mounted an immune response against the transplant three weeks after the operation, but his doctors were able to prevent rejection by increasing the dose of immunosuppressant drugs.
 
 
 
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