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Two medications used by transplant patients recalled because bottles might contain empty capsules
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced this week it is voluntarily pulling one lot of PROGRAF 0.5mg and one lot of ASTAGRAF XL 0.5mg from consumer shelves because empty capsules that may be contained ...
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The bottles of two recalled drugs might have empty capsules. That can cause death
Astellas’ Astagraf XL gets prescribed after kidney transplants. Capsules devoid of the immunosuppressive medicines that should be there can’t help the body accept the organ, tissue and cells ...
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Astagraf Xl
Tacrolimus 0.5mg, 1mg, 5mg; ext-rel caps. Swallow whole. Take once daily in the morning, preferably on an empty stomach. If previously on Prograf IV infusion, initial oral dose may be given 8 ...
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Drugmaker recalls 2 lots because capsules might be empty
In a Dec. 23 statement, Astellas Pharma US said it has notified customers of one lot of Prograf and another lot of Astagraf XL. Prograf is prescribed to prevent rejections of kidney, heart ...
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Astellas’ kidney transplant rejection treatment approved in US
Astagraf XL (tacrolimus extended-release capsules) has been approved for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving a kidney transplant with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and ...