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Azathioprine lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps your body
fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ such as a
liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats the new organ as an invader.
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Azathioprine is a non-specific immunosuppressant antimetabolite that can be used as a chemotherapeutic agent to inhibit lymphocyte purine metabolism. In the United States, azathioprine is also known by the brand name Imuran.
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Cyclophosphamide is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Cyclophosphamide interferes
with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer (antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system.
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Danazol is a man-made form of a steroid. Danazol affects the ovaries and pituitary gland
and prevents the release of certain hormones in the body.
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Danazol is a synthetic androgen hormone that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 1976. It is also known by its trade name, Danocrine.
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Gammaglobulin is a type of protein found in the blood. When gammaglobulins are extracted from the blood of many people and combined, they can be used to prevent or treat infections.
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Prednisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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