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immunosuppressive drug
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Noun1.immunosuppressive drug - a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressor
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
mercaptopurine, Purinethol - a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
amethopterin, methotrexate, methotrexate sodium - toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
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To qualify, those taking part must have had a lifesaving transplant and still be on a regime of immunosuppressant drugs.
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The patient's body mounted an immune response against the transplant three weeks after the operation, but his doctors were able to prevent rejection by increasing the dose of immunosuppressant drugs.
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