Many commonly used medications interact with Prograf. Check with your transplant team before starting any new medications. Prednisone is a corticosteroid that helps prevent and treat rejection of a transplanted organ. Another corticosteroid, Solumedrol, may be given at higher doses by vein to treat rejection. Some patients may be taken off prednisone but other patients may be required to take it for their entire lifetime.
Prednisone can be hard on the stomach.
If prednisone is taken once a day, it is best to take it at the same time each morning. Your transplant team will determine the proper dosage for you according to your weight, how well your transplant is functioning, and the length of time since your transplant. If prednisone is to be discontinued, the doctor will want to reduce gradually the amount you are using before stopping completely. Imuran is given to you with other immunosuppressants to help prevent rejection of your new organ. You may be required to take Imuran long term, perhaps for your entire lifetime.