Immunosuppressive Medicine

Immunosuppressant medicines are drugs that reduce, or suppress, the strength of the immune system.

Uses

Immunosuppressive medications are used for treating various autoimmune diseases. An autoimmune condition causes the body’s immune system to attack, and damage, the body’s own tissue.

Thereby, by suppressing the immune system, the damage can be minimized or eliminated altogether. Important autoimmune diseases in which immunosuppressant medications are used include:

Alopecia areata
Crohn’s disease
Lupus
Multiple sclerosis
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis

For Treating Organ Transplant

Any transplanted organ is observed as a foreign mass by the body. Some of the various immunosuppressant medications are used for allowing the body to reject a transplanted organ, including heart and kidney. As such, these drugs are also known as anti-rejection drugs.
Nearly about anyone who receives an organ transplant needs to take immunosuppressant drugs. These medications, by means of suppressing the immune system, allow the transplanted organ to remain healthy and free from damage.