There is no specific information comparing use of basiliximab in the elderly with use in other age groups. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of basiliximab. The dose of basiliximab may be different for different patients. Your doctor will decide what dose should be used for you. The following information includes only the usual doses of basiliximab.
Most patients receive one dose before and one dose after surgery.
If you are continuing your course of therapy with basiliximab after you are discharged from the hospital, it is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits . Your doctor will want to do laboratory tests to make sure basiliximab is working properly. It is important to maintain good dental hygiene and see a dentist regularly for teeth cleaning. If you are a woman of childbearing age, you should use effective contraception while receiving this medicine and for 2 months after treatment with basiliximab is completed. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects.