Table 1.
Most frequently prescribed immunosuppressive drugs and potential associated adverse events
| Drug class | Medications | Adverse events |
| Corticosteroids | Methyl prednisone | Bone disease, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, gastrointestinal disease |
| Prednisolone | ||
| Calcineurin inhibitors | Tacrolimus | Kidney disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes (tacrolimus) |
| Cyclosporine | ||
| mTOR inhibitors | Sirolimus | Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, kidney disease |
| Everolimus | ||
| Anti-metabolites | Mycophenolate | Bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal disease |
| Azathioprine | ||
| IL-2 receptor antibodies | Basiliximab | |
| Daclizumab | ||
| Polyclonal antibodies | Antithymocyte globulin |
IL: Interleukin.