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My rheumatologist added few medicines to treat my sle, imuran, (azathioprine) stresstabs with zinc & methycobal 500ug injection, wht r these med? any side effects?
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SLE meds: Really, the only sle med among the ones listed is imuran (azathioprine). It's a chemotherapy agent, immunosuppresant. Has a lot of side effects but for a comprehensive list, you may just google it. However, any medication's side effect profile is such that if you read it, you would not want to take it, so you need to weigh risks and benefits. Cyanocobalamine (b12 vitamin) probably for bone marrow support. Zinc ?
Answered 11/28/2017
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Therapy: Lupus needs to be treated according the need. If you need steroids , inmuran may be used to decrease the dosage of steroids. It could be used for blood disease renal disease or others.
Answered 2/9/2015
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