ciclosporin

British

/ ˌsaɪkləʊˈspɔːrɪn /

noun

a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ

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The patients were given oral doses of methotrexate or ciclosporin and assessed over nine months of treatment and six months after the therapy ended.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

The study led by King's College London, compared the safety and efficacy of ciclosporin with methotrexate in children and young people with this debilitating skin condition.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

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