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all transplant programs do something different. there are no real good studies to define these things. at our center we discontinue bactrimBactrim Bactrim ds Bactrim pediatric after 3 months and patients seem to do just fine.
Thank You.
From what I have learned most centers discontinue Bactrim or Dapsone at some point. Mine doesn't and I can see slight hemolytic anemia from Dapsone in my labs- Male with hemoglobin of 12.3 to 12.8 and slightly below normal RBC. I am diabetic and I think my HbA1c is lower than it really would be if my RBCs lived a normal life - mine is 4 to 4.5, I don't think my A1c is reliable. I saw the same thing to a much greater degree when I was treating HCV and developed hemolytic anemia due to Ribavirin.
Mike
i agree with you completely. I frankly think that it can be discontinued--speak to the transplant team about this. you make a good point about the glycosylated hemoglobin level.
From what I have learned most centers discontinue Bactrim or Dapsone at some point. Mine doesn't and I can see slight hemolytic anemia from Dapsone in my labs- Male with hemoglobin of 12.3 to 12.8 and slightly below normal RBC. I am diabetic and I think my HbA1c is lower than it really would be if my RBCs lived a normal life - mine is 4 to 4.5, I don't think my A1c is reliable. I saw the same thing to a much greater degree when I was treating HCV and developed hemolytic anemia due to Ribavirin.
Mike
Mike