Azoran 25mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

• It is used in the management of organ transplantation. It helps the body to accept a transplanted organ like kidney, liver, heart, lung or pancreas.
• It is also useful in some autoimmune diseases including severe inflammatory diseases of the skin, liver, arteries and blood disorders.

• If you are allergic to azathioprine or any other ingredients of this medicine.
• If you have a severe infection.
• If you have severe liver disease or severe bone marrow disease.
• If you have inflammation of the pancreas.
• If you need or are going to have a vaccination containing a living virus or bacteria, such as BCG, smallpox or yellow fever vaccine.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

• Reduction in the platelet count
• The frequent onset of infections (bacterial, viral and fungal)
• Bone marrow Malfunction
• Allergic reactions
• Swelling and infection in the pancreas
• Liver damage
• Diarrhoea

Other General Warnings

• You have any liver or kidney disease.
• You have a condition where your body produces too little of a natural chemical called thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT).
• You have an infection for which you have not yet received any treatment.
• You are going to have an operation (this is because medicines including tubocurarine, pancuronium or succinylcholine used as muscle relaxants during operations may interact with Azathioprine).
• You have a rare genetic disorder called 'Lesch-Nyhan syndrome'.
• Chances of skin cancer increases if you are receiving azathioprine, so avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, wear protective clothing and use protective sunscreen with a high protection factor.
• Treatment with Azathioprine increases your risk of getting a specific type of cancer called a lymphoproliferative disorder. With a treatment regimen containing multiple immunosuppressants (including thiopurines), this may lead to death.
• A combination of multiple immunosuppressants medicines, given concomitantly increases the risk of disorders of the lymph system due to viral infection.
• Increased chances of developing a serious condition called Macrophage Activation Syndrome (excessive activation of white blood cells associated with inflammation), which usually occurs in people who have certain types of arthritis.
• Your doctor may advise frequent blood tests and follow up visits during treatment to adjust the dose accordingly.

• Take medicine as a whole with a sufficient amount of water. Do not break or chew the medicine.
• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date. Store below 30°C in the original package.

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Interactions with food items

• Some medicines can affect the way Azoran Tablet works, or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• Especially if you are taking medicines for gout, immunosuppressant medicines, blood thinner medicines, water pills, antacids and live virus  vaccines.