Bioequivalence of narrow therapeutic index drugs and immunosuppressives

Author byline as per print journal: Christoph Baumgärtel, MD, MSc; Brian Godman, BSc, PhD Abstract: Stricter bioequivalence criteria are in place for generics where there are narrow therapeutic indexes such as generic immunosuppressives, enhancing their acceptance despite limited published studies. No serious issues have been reported to date with generic ciclosporin despite being on the market […]


Role of hospital clinical pharmacist in transplantation, and generic immunosuppressive therapies

Abstract: The pharmacist is an important patient advocate in the transplant multidisciplinary team and can support patients in their medication taking to improve medication adherence. Medicine optimization and patient information are also vital to this aim. For more than 20 years patients transplanted at our institution have undergone a structured post-operative self-medication training programme so […]