Classification of immunosuppressants
Class | Medication | Brand name |
---|---|---|
CNIs | Cyclosporine | Sandimmune (Novartis) Neoral (Novartis) |
Tacrolimus | Prograf (twice daily) (Astellas Pharma) Advagraf (Astellas Pharma) Astagraf XL (Astellas Pharma) Graceptor (Astellas Pharma) Prograf XL (Astellas Pharma) Envarsus XR (once daily) (Veloxis Pharmaceuticals) |
|
mTORis | Sirolimus | Rapamune (Pfizer) |
Everolimus | Certican (Novartis) | |
Antimetabolites | MPA, MMF | CellCept (Genentech) Myfortic (Novartis) |
Azathioprine | Imuran (Prometheus Laboratories) | |
Polyclonal antibodies | Anti-thymocyte globulin | |
Monoclonal antibodies | OKT3, alemtuzumab, rituximab daclizumab, basiliximab, belatacept | |
Others | Glucocorticoids |
(CNIs: calcineurin inhibitors, mTORis: mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, MPA: mycophenolate acid, MMF: mycophenolate mofetil)