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Ciclosporin, also spelled cyclosporine and cyclosporin, is a calcineurin inhibitor, used as an immunosuppressant medication. It is taken orally or intravenously for rheumatoid arthritis , psoriasis , Crohn's disease , nephrotic syndrome , eczema , and in organ transplants to prevent rejection .
Ciclosporin is a cyclic polypeptide that has been used widely as an orally-available immunosuppressant. [1] It was originally used to prevent transplant rejection of solid organs but has also found use as an orally administered agent to treat psoriasis , [ 2 ] rheumatoid arthritis , [ 3 ] dry eye [ 4 ] and other auto-immune related conditions.
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Voclosporin, sold under the brand name Lupkynis, is a calcineurin inhibitor used as an immunosuppressant medication for the treatment of lupus nephritis. [2] [4] It is an analog of ciclosporin that has enhanced action against calcineurin and greater metabolic stability.
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This is a good page, is there any objection to moving it to the INN ciclosporin and having cyclosporine redirect there? Let "ciclosporin" redirect to cyclosporine which is the compounds real name. Cacycle 21:13, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) In accordance with Wikipedia:WikiProject_Drugs naming policy, I propose we move this page to the INN ciclosporin.