Table 4.

Doses and target trough levels of immunosuppressants.

Drug	Dose	Target level (ng/ml)
Cyclosporine	8 ± 4 mg/kg/day (two divided doses)	0–3 months: 200–250
		3–6 months: 150–200
		6–12 months: 120–150
		> 12 months: 80–120
Tacrolimus	0.1–0.3 mg/kg/day(two divided doses)	0–6 months: 7–10
		>6 months: 5–7
Sirolimus	2 mg once a day	5–10
Mycophenolate	500–1000 mg twice a day	Monitoring not being practiced

Adapted from reference19,20.