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  #1

A 55 yr old man has had a kidney transplant and his brother was the donor.In order to prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney,u prescribe Cyclosporine to him.Which of the following drugs would u also prescribe so that dose of cyclosporine is decreased and toxicity due to cyclosporine does not occur?
A)methotrexate
B)corticosteroids
C)mycophenolate
D)cyclophosphamaide
E)dacilximab

  #2

E?
both cyclosporine and dacliximab act at proliferation and differentiation stages.

  #3

I'll go for e too, though I'm not sure

  #4

yup E

in kidney trasplant patient


  #5

No guys you are wrong.

  #6

...mycophenolate is used along side cyclosporine to reduce the dose of cyclosporine....







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