Azathioprine Sodium
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| Azathioprine Sodium | |
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| Term | Azathioprine Sodium |
| Short definition | Azathioprine Sodium (AY-zuh-THY-oh-preen SOH-dee-um) A drug used to prevent a patient from rejecting a transplanted kidney. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that does not get better with other types of treatment. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Azathioprine Sodium - (pronounced) (AY-zuh-THY-oh-preen SOH-dee-um) A drug used to prevent a patient from rejecting a transplanted kidney. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that does not get better with other types of treatment. Azathioprine sodium blocks white blood cell growth and synthesis of DNA, RNA and protein. It's a type of immunosuppressant
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