O USO DE IMUNOSSUPRESSORES: EM PACIENTES ADULTOS DE TRANSPLANTE RENAL

Abstract

Immunosuppressive drugsact by reducingthe immune response, because there are situations in which the body does notact as it should, and thus recognizes elements that it would not need. And kidney transplantationis a therapeutic option of choice for the patient with a chronic kidney disease, if compared to dial ysis, transplantation has better survival, quality of life, and evenlowercost in thelongrun. This work ims to clearly point out how the use of these drugs canhave benefits and harms, as the Pharmacists hould care for this patient, using data to resolve theseis sues basedon literaturesuch as Scielo, Google Academic.