Tacrolimus, Edta Whole Blood

Tacrolimus Test is a blood test that measures the concentration of tacrolimus in the bloodstream. The test is used to understand whether Tacrolimus levels in the blood have reached the optimal therapeutic levels and maintained below toxic levels.

The Tacrolimus test measures the levels of tacrolimus in the blood. Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive medication commonly used to prevent organ rejection after transplants, such as kidney, liver, or heart transplants. Here’s why monitoring tacrolimus levels is important

1. Optimizing Dosage
2. Preventing Organ Rejection
3. Avoiding Side Effects
4. Adjusting Treatment
5. Personalized Medicine

The tacrolimus test is typically used for individuals who are prescribed tacrolimus as part of their treatment regimen The Tacrolimus test is ordered more frequently at the beginning of the therapy to establish a dosing regimen. Once the dose is established, testing frequency may come down.

Your doctor will decide the time of the test and your regimen basis your test results. Transplant patients are required to be on Tacrolimus for a lifetime and hence testing for Tacrolimus becomes routine for someone who has undergone a transplant.

Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug. This is given either orally or intravenously to patients who have undergone an organ transplant. Tacrolimus is administered to limit the immune response so that the new organ is not rejected by the body. 

Other names: TAC