Tacrolimus Dose Requirement in Iranian Kidney Transplant Recipients within the First Three Weeks after Transplantation

Background: Tacrolimus is the main immunosuppressive agent in many kidney transplant protocols with an initial recommended daily dose of 0.2 mg/kg of ideal body weight (IBW). However, due to the high inter- and intra-patient variability in its pharmacokinetics, the required tacrolimus doses may diff...

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Main Authors: S Dashti-Khavidaki, S Ghaffari, M Gohari, MR Khatami, Z Zahiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/253