Tacrolimus-Teva Side Effects

Like all medicines, Tacrolimus-Teva can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tacrolimus-Teva reduces the body's own defense mechanism to stop rejecting the transplanted organ. Consequently, the body will not be as good as usual at fighting infections. So if the patient is taking Tacrolimus-Teva, the patient may therefore catch more infections than usual such as infections of the skin, mouth, stomach and intestines, lungs and urinary tract.
Severe effects may occur, including allergic and anaphylactic reactions. Benign and malignant tumours have been reported following treatment as result of immunosuppression.
Possible side effects are listed according to the following categories: Very common side effects are experienced in more than one in ten patients.
Common side effects are experienced in less than one in ten patients but in more than one per one hundred patients.
Uncommon side effects are experienced in less than one in one hundred patients but more than one per one thousand patients.
Rare side effects are experienced in less than one per one thousand patients but more than one per ten thousand patients.
Very rare side effects are experienced in less than one per ten thousand patients.
Very common side effects: affects more than 1 user in 10: Increased blood sugar, diabetes mellitus, increased potassium in the blood; difficulty in sleeping; trembling, headache; increased blood pressure; diarrhoea, nausea; kidney problems.
Common side effects: affects 1 to 10 users in 100: Reduction in blood cell counts (platelets, red or white blood cells), increase in white blood cell counts, changes in red blood cell counts; reduced magnesium, phosphate, potassium, calcium or sodium in the blood, fluid overload, increased uric acid or lipids in the blood, decreased appetite, increased acidity of the blood, other changes in the blood salts (seen in blood tests); anxiety symptoms, confusion and disorientation, depression, mood changes, nightmare, hallucination, mental disorders; fits, disturbances in consciousness, tingling and numbness (sometimes painful) in the hands and feet, dizziness, impaired writing ability, nervous system disorders; blurred vision, increased sensitivity to light, eye disorders; ringing sound in the ears; reduced blood flow in the heart vessels, faster heartbeat; bleeding, partial or complete blocking of blood vessels, reduced blood pressure; shortness in breath, changes in the lung tissue, collection of liquid around the lung, inflammation of the throat, cough, flu-like symptoms; inflammations or ulcers causing abdominal pain or diarrhoea, bleedings in the stomach, inflammations or ulcers in the mouth, collection of fluid in the belly, vomiting, abdominal pains, indigestion, constipation, passing wind, bloating, loose stools, stomach problems; changes in liver enzymes and function, yellowing of the skin due to liver problems, liver tissue damage and inflammation of the liver; itching, rash, hair loss, acne, increased sweating; pain in joints, limbs or back, muscle cramps; insufficient function of the kidneys, reduced production of urine, impaired or painful urination; general weakness, fever, collection of fluid in the body, pain and discomfort, increase of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase in the blood, weight gain, feeling feverish; insufficient function of the transplanted organ.
Uncommon side effects: affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000: Changes in blood clotting, reduction in the number of all types of blood cells; dehydration, reduced protein or sugar in the blood, increased phosphate in the blood; coma, bleeding in the brain, stroke, paralysis, brain disorder, speech and language abnormalities, memory problems; clouding of the eyes; impaired hearing; irregular heartbeat, skipped heartbeat, reduced performance of heart, disorder of the heart muscle, enlargement of the heart muscle, stronger heartbeat, abnormal ECG, heart rate and pulse abnormal; blood clot in a vein of a limb, shock; difficulties in breathing, respiratory tract disorders, asthma; obstruction of the gut, increased blood level of the enzyme amylase, reflux of stomach content in the throat, delayed emptying of the stomach; dermatitis, burning sensation in the sunlight; joint disorders; inability to urinate, painful menstruation and abnormal menstrual bleedings; failure of some organs, influenza like illness, increased sensitivity to heat and cold, feeling of pressure on the chest, jittery or abnormal feeling, increase of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase in the blood, weight loss.
Rare side effects: affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000: Small bleedings in the skin due to blood clots; increased muscle stiffness; blindness; deafness; collection of fluid around the heart; acute breathlessness; cyst formation in the pancreas; problems with blood flow in the liver; serious illness with blistering of skin, mouth, eyes and genitals, increased hairiness; thirst, fall, feeling of tightness in the chest, decreased mobility, ulcer.
Very rare side effects: affects less than 1 user in 10,000: Muscular weakness; abnormal heart scan; liver failure, narrowing of the bile vessel; painful urination with blood in the urine; increase of fat tissue.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if any side effects not listed in the monograph are noticed, tell the doctor or pharmacist.