Pharmacokinetics of FK 506 following oral administration: a comparison of FK 506 and cyclosporine.

Raman Venkataramanan, Ashokkumar Jain, V. W. Warty, Kareem Abu‐Elmagd, H. Furakawa, Oscar Imventarza, John J. Fung, S Todo, Thomas E. Starzl

PubMed · 1991 · 81 citations · 10 references

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F K 506 is currently used as the primary immunosup- pressant in.over 800 organ tra~splant pati~nts at ~e University of Pittsburgh.FK 506 IS a macrolide and IS chemically very different from any other immunosuppressive drug used currently in transplant patients.Howe .. cr, FK 506 is very similar to cyclosporine (Cy A) in a numt-er

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