Who should not take Rapamune?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- an unusual viral infection called cytomegalovirus infection
- pneumonia with a fungus called Pneumocystis jirovecii
- cancer or malignancy
- high cholesterol
- high amount of triglyceride in the blood
- excessive fat in the blood
- high blood pressure
- fluid in the covering of the heart or pericardium
- escape of fluid into the lungs
- liver problems
- decreased kidney function
- male infertility
- visible water retention
- fluid retention in the legs, feet, arms or hands
- ascites
- elevation of proteins in the urine
- impaired wound healing
- pregnancy
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
- malignant lymphoma
- liver transplant
- lung transplant
- a blood clot in the liver after a liver transplant
- a bronchial anastomotic dehiscence where the transplanted lung surgical connection comes apart
- lung tissue problem
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a type of brain infection
- lymphedema, or swelling due to blockage of lymph nodes
- skin cancer
- kidney problems due to BK polyomavirus
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