Some Medications That Cause Immunosuppression

Class

Examples

Antiseizure medications

Lamotrigine

Phenytoin

Valproate

Biologics and small molecules

Interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors (eg, anakinra)

IL-6 inhibitors (eg, tocilizumab)

IL-17 inhibitors (eg, brodalumab)

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (eg, adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab)

T-cell activation inhibitors (eg, abatacept, basiliximab)

CD20 inhibitors (eg, rituximab, ofatumumab)

CD3 inhibitors (eg, muromonab-CD3)

Complement inhibitors (eg, sutimlimab, pegcetacoplan, eculizumab, avacopan)

Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors (eg, ruxolitinib)

Other B cell–targeting medications (eg, blinatumomab, belimumab, axicabtagene ciloleucel [CART-T therapy])

Calcineurin inhibitors

Cyclosporine

Tacrolimus

Voclosporin

Corticosteroids

Methylprednisolone

Prednisone

Cytotoxic chemotherapy agents

Multiple (see Systemic Antineoplastic Therapy)

Immunosuppressive immunoglobulins

Antilymphocyte globulin

Antithymocyte globulin

Purine metabolism inhibitors

Azathioprine

Mycophenolate

Rapamycins

Everolimus

Sirolimus