Mercaptopurine (6-MP), sold under the brand name Purinethol among others, is a medication used for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Specifically it is used...

extensive, and are as follows: Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine: Azathioprine is metabolised to 6-mercaptopurine which in turn is inactivated by the action...

step that azathioprine undergoes in the body is the conversion to 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP; see Pharmacokinetics), which is itself an immunosuppressant prodrug...

transplantation to control rejection reactions. It is nonenzymatically cleaved to mercaptopurine, a purine analogue that inhibits DNA synthesis. By preventing the clonal...

nonenzymatically cleaved to mercaptopurine, that acts as a purine analogue and an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. Mercaptopurine itself can also be administered...

Immunosuppressive drugs used with ulcerative colitis include: Mercaptopurine, also known as 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP and Purinethiol. Azathioprine, also known as Imuran...

Capecitabine Cytarabine Doxifluridine Fluorouracil Gemcitabine Hydroxyurea Mercaptopurine Methotrexate Tioguanine (formerly Thioguanine) Actinomycin Bleomycin...

are marketed for this purpose.[citation needed] Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are the most commonly used immunosuppressants for maintenance...

include, but are not limited to the following: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) Capecitabine (Xeloda®) Cytarabine (Ara-C®) Floxuridine Fludarabine...

Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, such as amoxicillin, mercaptopurine, pyrimethamine and zidovudine. In 2012, under prosecution by the United...