Drug details
Thymoglobulin (anti-thymocyte globulin (rabbit) intravenous administration)
type of Immunosuppressants, Immune Globulins
Thymoglobulin [anti-thymocyte globulin (rabbit)] is a purified, pasteurized, gamma immune globulin, indicated for the treatment of renal transplant acute rejection in conjunction with concomitant immunosuppression.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea
- rash
- chills
- headache
- abdominal pain
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- acne
- sweating
- muscle pain
- insomnia
- shortness of breath
- low blood pressure (hypotension)
- low levels of white blood cells (leukopenia)
- high levels of potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia)
- general feeling of being unwell (malaise), and
The following drugs are related to Thymoglobulin, either as a replacement or used together:
- Afinitor (everolimus tablets)
- Atgam (antithymocyte globulin equine)
- Sandimmune (cyclosporine)
- Neoral (cyclosporine)
- Gengraf Capsules (cyclosporine capsules)
- Gengraf Oral Solution (cyclosporine oral solution)
- Cytogam (cytomegalovirus immune globulin intravenous human)
- Zortress (everolimus)
- Gamunex-C (immune globulin injection (human) 10% caprylate/chromatography purified])
- Hizentra (immune globulin subcutaneous (human) injection)