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TACROLIMUS EXTENDED-RELEASE CAPSULES


DIR Classification


Classification:Less-DIR concern
Severity Score:1

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  • ADVERSE REACTIONS
  • Postmarketing Experience
  • The following adverse reactions have been reported from marketing experience with tacrolimus in the U.S. and outside the U.S. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
  • Blood and Lymphatic System Disorders: Agranulocytosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, hemolytic uremic syndrome, pancytopenia, pure red cell aplasia [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.13)], coagulopathy, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, decreased blood fibrinogen
  • Cardiac Disorders: Cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, angina pectoris, supraventricular extrasystoles, supraventricular tachycardia, bradycardia, Torsade de Pointes, QT prolongation
  • Ear Disorders: Hearing loss
  • Eye Disorders: Blindness, optic atrophy, photophobia
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, gastrointestinal perforation, pancreatitis, peritonitis, stomach ulcer, intestinal obstruction, ascites, colitis, ileus, impaired gastric emptying, dysphagia
  • Hepatobiliary Disorders: Hepatic failure, hepatic necrosis, cirrhosis, cholangitis, venoocclusive liver disease, bile duct stenosis, hepatic steatosis, jaundice
  • Hypersensitivity Reactions: Hypersensitivity, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, urticaria.
  • Immune System Disorders: Graft versus host disease (acute and chronic)
  • Investigations: Increased international normalized ratio
  • Metabolism and Nutrition Disorders: Hypoproteinaemia
  • Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders: Rhabdomyolysis, myalgia, polyarthritis
  • Neoplasms: Lymphoma including EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorder, hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, PTLD [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.1)], leukemia, melanoma
  • Nervous System Disorders: Cerebral infarction, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) sometimes fatal [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.2)], posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.7)], coma, status epilepticus, quadriplegia, flaccid paralysis, hemiparesis, aphasia, syncope, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve compression, mutism, dysarthria, somnolence
  • Psychiatric Disorders: Mental status changes
  • Renal and Urinary Disorders: Hemorrhagic cystitis, hematuria, urinary retention, urinary incontinence
  • Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorders: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, lung infiltration, rhinitis allergic, hiccups
  • Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: Hyperpigmentation, photosensitivity
  • Vascular Disorders: Hemorrhage

Postmarketing Surveillance

Contingency Table:

Current Drug
Other Drugs
Rhabdomyolysis
92
42820
Other ADRs
30634
14086645

Odds Ratio = 0.988

Drug Property Information



ATC Code(s): N/A
Active Ingredient:tacrolimus
Active Ingredient UNII:WM0HAQ4WNM
Drugbank ID:-
PubChem Compound:N/A
CAS Number:-
Dosage Form(s):capsule, coated, extended release
Route(s) Of Administrator:oral
Daily Dose:
  • 5.0 mg/day L04AD02
Chemical Structure:
SMILE Code:
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