Indications for Azathioprine
Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive drug, which belongs to the class of anticancer drugs and is normally used to treat autoimmune diseases including those involving the skin, blood, or multiple body systems. Some of the diseases that could be effectively treated with this medicine include hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, arthritis, chronic liver inflammation, inflammatory bowel diseases and myasthenia gravis. It influences the metabolism of lymphocytes thereby suppressing the normal immunity of the animals along with lessening the production of essential blood cells.