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nephrotoxicity is part of the risk-benefit ratio for calcineurin inhibitors
there is a long list of long-term risks of malignancies—cervical cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in both genders
availability of alternate therapies. dialysis is an option for patients with chronic renal failure, but there is no similar option for heart or liver transplant patients
clinical experience helps to guide decisions re intensification vs. taper of drug therapy
Other uses of these agents
autoimmune disease
drugs: cyclosporine, azathioprine, glucocorticoids
diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune kidney diseases
inflammatory diseases
drugs: glucocorticoids
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