Cyclosporin

external

• Synonyms

  • Ciclosporin
  • Cyclosporin A
  • CyA

• Effects

  • High plasma urate
  • Hypertrichosis
  • Hirsutism
  • Cholestasis
  • Gum hyperplasia
  • Physiological tremor
  • Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia
  • Digoxin toxicity
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Hypertension
  • Drug nephrotoxicity
  • Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

• Parents

  • Calcineurin inhibitor
  • Drug metabolised by P450 enzymes
  • Disease modifying antirheumatic drug

• Treats

  • Lichen planus
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Behcet disease