Getting a new kidney is cause for enough worry, why would you want to have to worry about paying for transplant rejection medications? Advocate My Meds was developed to help the millions of Americans that can’t pay for their prescription medications, whether it be because they have little or no prescription medication insurance. Transplant rejection medications as well as hundreds of other useful medications are offered at discount prices or covered completely through patient assistance programs offered through Advocate My Meds.

What is Transplant Rejection Medication?

You’ve got a new kidney, but now you have to make sure that it works. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 7% of kidney transplants fail within the first year of the operation and 17% of the transplants fail after the first three years after the operation. Since the odds are in your favor to succeed and the benefits of a successful transplant outweigh the benefits of keeping a nonworking kidney, you went with the transplant option. But this doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take precautions for an unsuccessful transplant. The body rejects a transplant because it recognizes the new tissue as a foreign material. Once the immune system, what is credited for keeping you healthy, recognizes the foreign material, it starts to attack it and the new kidney will not function properly as the body rejects it. For this reason, patients who have received a kidney transplant must suppress the immune system with transplant rejection medications so that the new kidney is not rejected by the body.

Nulojix Anti Transplant Rejection Medication

To suppress the immune system so that it doesn’t attack your immune system, your doctor will likely prescribe you with Nulojix. Nulojix is a medication that is given to you right after the transplant operation through IV infusion and takes about thirty minutes to administer. After the first dose, you will have to return to the infusion clinic four days, two weeks, four weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after the operation to complete your initial treatment phase. After the initial treatment phase, you will have to get treatment every four weeks. This “maintenance” dose will continue, as well as frequent blood tests performed by your doctor, for the remaining lifetime of your kidney. You can also ask your doctor to instruct you on how you can get at-home infusions done if you do not wish to have to go to the infusion clinic upon each maintenance dose date.

Common Side Effects of Transplant Rejection Meds

Anti transplant rejection medications are vital to making sure that your transplant will be effective, but that doesn’t mean that the medicine will be perfect. Because this medication suppresses your immune system, you will be more at risk for developing infections and being affected by virus. Always tell your doctor about your complete medical history and any medications that you may be taking, even vitamins, as they may affect the effectiveness of the medication. Common side effects of Nulojix include:

• Lowered red blood cell count
• Diarrhea
• Bladder infection
• Kidney infection
• Swelling of the hands, feet, and legs
• Raised blood pressure
• Constipation
• High body temperature
• Coughing
• Headache
• Nausea and vomiting
• Imbalanced potassium levels
• Lowered white blood cell count

These are not the only side effects of the medication. Some are more serious than others. Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you are taking Nulojix and experience:

• Problems remembering or retaining information
• Mood changes and changes in behavior
• Changes in talking or walking
• Lessened strength on one side of the body
• Weight loss
• Fever and shakes that do not subside
• Vision changes
• Abdominal pains
• Pain or blood while urinating
• Glands that are swollen

Getting Financial Help with Transplant Rejection Medication

If you have a prescription for Nulojix, are considering a kidney transplant, or are considering asking your doctor about a prescription for Nulojix, Advocate My Meds may be able to discount the medication or completely cover its cost.  We provide prescription discounts through the use of patient assistance programs that are offered by nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical manufacturers around the globe. There are over 700 of these programs and we work to find the ones that best suit our customer’s needs and desires. We can help with any medication that you may have if you are eligible and it is listed on our list of hundreds of prescription medications, listed on our website. To find out if you qualify, check out our requirements, also listed on our website. Have any questions about our medications or program? Give us a call to talk to a medication specialist today at 877-596-1604.