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Article: Transplantation society releases guide for immunosuppressive drug use.
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- Drug Week
- Article date:
- December 5, 2003
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2003 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report on the American Society of Transplantation conference on immunosuppressive drugs and the use of generic immunosuppressants in a recent issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.
"Considerable economic and health-related costs are associated with the life-long maintenance immunosuppressive therapy required to prevent transplant rejection. Generic medications have the potential of providing equivalent therapeutic efficacy at a lower economic cost. In 2001, the American Society of Transplantation invited experts to review the data and issues associated with the approval and use of generic ...