Who should not take Rapamune?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- an unusual viral infection called cytomegalovirus infection
- high cholesterol
- excessive fat in the blood
- fluid in the covering of the heart or pericardium
- liver problems
- male infertility
- ascites
- impaired wound healing
- pregnancy
- liver transplant
- a blood clot in the liver after a liver transplant
- lung tissue problem
- lymphedema
- or swelling due to blockage of lymph nodes
- kidney problems due to BK polyomavirus
- pneumonia with a fungus called Pneumocystis jirovecii
- cancer or malignancy
- high amount of triglyceride in the blood
- high blood pressure
- escape of fluid into the lungs
- decreased kidney function
- visible water retention
- fluid retention in the legs
- feet
- arms or hands
- elevation of proteins in the urine
- malignant lymphoma
- lung transplant
- a bronchial anastomotic dehiscence where the transplanted lung surgical connection comes apart
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- a type of brain infection
- skin cancer
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
Allergies:
- Macrolide Immunosuppressant
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