Q. My husband was hospitalized for acute kidney transplant rejection. The doctor was very concerned when told that he had switched a few months earlier to generic tacrolimus. He had been on Prograf for years with no rejection problems. The doctor said they had other patients who were treated for rejection after switching to the generic.
Unfortunately my husband’s transplant couldn’t be saved. He is currently on dialysis, waiting for another kidney transplant.
A. How tragic! Yours is the second story we have received about a failed transplant associated with generic tacrolimus.
