[Initial clinical experience with Consupren, a new preparation manufactured in Czechoslovakia (Galena), in patients after liver transplantation].

Fourteen patients on average 10 months after transplantation of the kidney treated with Sandimmune were changed to a new Czechoslovak preparation Consupren, Galena (Cyclosporine A), while maintaining the other components of immunosuppressive treatment (azathioprine, prednisone). The patients were followed up for 6-12 months on the new drug. The tolerance of Consupren was in all patients satisfactory. Two weeks after the change the mean cyclosporine A level was significantly higher and called for a reduced dosage. No significant changes in the clinical condition and laboratory indicators were observed, the serum creatinine values did not change during the investigation and within 6 months after the change no rejection was recorded, despite the fact that during the first six weeks after the change an insignificant rise of mean absolute number of lymphocytes, CD4 lymphocytes and the regulatory index and a significant rise of CD3 lymphocytes was observed.