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This text is for informational purposes only. Please consult your doctor or pharmacist before using any medication.

The most common side effects of Prograf after a kidney, liver, heart, or lung transplant are:

• infections in general, including cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection tremors
• constipation or diarrhea
• headache
• stomach pain
• difficulty falling asleep and sleeping
• nausea
• fever
• numbness or tingling in the hands and feet
• bronchitis
• swelling of the hands, legs, ankles, or feet
• weakness
• pain.

If these symptoms persist or worsen, consult with the prescribing doctor or another healthcare provider.

Doctors usually perform regular laboratory tests and physical checkups. The most common findings are blood tests showing low levels of magnesium or phosphate, high levels of fat or potassium, a low red blood cell count (anemia) or low white blood cell count, high blood sugar levels (diabetes), or fluid around the heart.

Since Progaf affects the immune system, it can lower the ability of the immune system to fight infections. Serious infections can occur, even leading to death. Call a healthcare provider right away or go directly to an emergency room if any of the following symptoms of an infection are persistent:

• fever
• sweats or chills
• cough or flu-like symptoms
• muscle aches
• warm, red, or painful areas on the skin.

Tacrolimus is used to prevent rejection of organ transplants, primarily of the kidney, liver, lungs or heart. It is used in combination with other immunosuppressant medicines, such as corticosteroids.

When organ transplants are done, the donor cells are matched as closely as possible to the recipient’s but are not identical. As a result, the immune system will recognize the implanted tissue as foreign and try to attack the transplanted organ. This can result in the transplant being rejected.