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Immunosuppressive drug
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Immunosuppressive drug
Medication used to suppress the immune system.
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With the high costs of immunosuppressant drugs and the risk of a second transplant if the original is rejected, the specific deductible could be impacted in the next policy year, as well.
Over the past decade, transplant success rates have risen, thanks largely to cyclosporin, another immunosuppressant drug obtained from a fungus.
Hitherto the principal coatings available for use in the coronary arteries have been the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel and the immunosuppressant drug Sirolimus, which help to prevent blockages of the blood vessels.
 
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