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Medicines After a Kidney Transplant

The following videos have been created by the Leicester Kidney Pharmacy team and a group of kidney patients.

Their aim is to help people with a kidney transplant, their families and carers understand medicines better. The videos are for information only and not a substitute for medical advice. 

If you think you may have an issue with your health, please see your GP or specialist doctor straight away.

Please help the Leicester Kidney Pharmacy team by completing this short feedback form: https://forms.gle/ssjbecrUUszytC5QA (for patients and carers) or https://forms.gle/nmnu7WLWWMNLhQM9A (for healthcare staff)

Click on the link or the play button to view the videos.

*Medicines after a kidney transplant

*Getting supplies of your anti-rejection medicines

*Tacrolimus after a kidney transplant

*Mycophenolate after a kidney transplant

*Prednisolone after a kidney transplant

*Co-trimoxazole after a kidney transplant

Valganciclovir after a kidney transplant

Sirolimus after a kidney transplant

Azathioprine after a kidney transplant

Ciclosporin after a kidney transplant

Published: 13th January, 2022

Author: Pete Revell

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