Risk of Serious Infections

  • Like steroids, immunosuppressives can increase your risk of serious infections like pneumonia.
  • In many cases, this will require that you are treated with antibiotics in the hospital.
  • 6 out 100 people have problems with shingles on Cytoxan and 9 out of 100 people on CIs.
  • The small difference in the number of people who get infections on Cytoxan and CIs may be due to chance.


Click here to learn how to manage your risk of infections.