Immunosuppressive Drug (Noun)
Meaning
A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Cyclosporine is a widely used immunosuppressive drug that is taken by people with severe psoriasis who do not respond to other treatments.
- Rituximab is an immunosuppressive drug that depletes B-cells and is used to treat autoimmune diseases.
- After undergoing an organ transplant, the patient had to take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of her life to prevent her body from rejecting the new organ.
- Tacrolimus is a powerful immunosuppressive drug that can help reduce inflammation in the eyes caused by severe dry eye.
- To manage the disease and reduce symptoms, she had to take an immunosuppressive drug, but she hated the unpleasant side effects it caused.