The patients who undergo Liver Transplant need to take anti rejection medicines for life time. This anti rejection medicine is called immunosuppression. These medicines prevent a patient from rejecting the transplanted organ. There is a fine balance between immunosuppression and infection. So the recipients and the family is explained in detail about these medicines and side effects prior to surgery and they prior to discharge.
Most patients are started on a triple drug regimen. The number and dosage medicines reduce with time but cannot be completely stopped. These medicines have lot of interactions and patients are advised against self medication. These medicines should not be missed and taken in dosage advised.
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Department of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi