Drug details

Rapamune (sirolimus)

type of Immunosuppressants

Rapamune (sirolimus) is an immunosuppressive agent used to prevent your body from rejecting a transplanted kidney. Rapamune is sometimes used in a combination treatment with cyclosporine and a steroid medicine such as prednisone.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• constipation,
• skin rash,
• joint pain,
• shaking,
• stomach pain,
• headache, or
• acne,
• trouble sleeping.

The following drugs are related to Rapamune, either as a replacement or used together:

• Alunbrig (brigatinib tablets)
• Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa)
• Capozide (captopril and hydrochlorothiazide)
• Zenapax (daclizumab)
• Monopril (fosinopril sodium)
• Monopril HCT (fosinopril sodium-hydrochlorothiazide tablets)
• Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets)
• Lasix (furosemide)
• Inderal XL (inderal xl propranolol hydrochloride capsules)
• Joenja (leniolisib tablets)
• Prinivil (lisinopril)
• Zestril (lisinopril)
• Zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide)
• Renagel (sevelamer hcl)

The following supplements are related to Rapamune, and may be used together with the drug:

• Calcium (s.)
• Vitamin D (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Chitosan (s.)