Azathioprine

What is Azathioprine?

Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant agent used to manage active rheumatoid arthritis and as an adjunctive therapy for the prevention of rejection of kidney transplants.

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How do members experience Azathioprine?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Systemic lupus erythematosus 1,996 100
Crohn's disease 682 58
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 267 25
Prevent organ rejection 238 31
Ulcerative colitis 165 24

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 35
Hair loss 22
Fatigue 18
Vomiting 11
Diarrhea 9
Elevated liver enzymes 8

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 76
Moderate 87
Mild 80
None 155

Member evaluations

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kaywile

evaluated on Mar 25, 2023

  • Perceived effectiveness for chronic diarrhea: None
  • Side effects: Severe
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CrohnsandArthritis

evaluated on Dec 15, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for Crohn's disease: Can't tell
  • Side effects: Mild

skip47

evaluated on Aug 29, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for transplant rejection prevention: Major
  • Side effects: None
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