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 a hospital.
- 6 out of 100 people get serious infections when they take Cytoxan and 7 out of 100 people get serious infections on Imuran.
- The small difference in these numbers may be due to chance.
Click here to learn how to manage your risk of infections.