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Transplants | Last Active: Aug 26, 2018 | Replies (22)
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Yikes! That sounds complicated.
I am fortunate that I don't have any that are restricted to before or after eating. My 2 immumosuppressants are to be taken 12 hours apart and for me, 8AM (includes some other meds) and 8PM work well. However I do have a few that are part on my bedtime routine.
My labs are drawn every 3 months, and my tacrolimus level is also checked at this time. My dosage had to be adjusted during the first couple of years after my transplant, but has been stable for the last 4 -5 years.
Knowing that we all have different medications for our transplants, as well as for other conditions, this is a hard one to comment on. Have you discussed this with the doctor?
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@rosemary of course I checked with my doctor, I would never make a change without checking. That is how I knew the change worked in allowing me to reduce my dose, they had me go for weekly lab work for a few weeks after I changed, and they then reduced my dose first to 3 tablets, down from four, and then to 2.5.
Actually tacrolimus is the same - take it consistently, either with or without food.
From one of the drug sites, re. tacrolimus:
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-Should be taken consistently either with or without food because the presence and composition of food decreases the bioavailability.
JK