Effects of converting tacrolimus formulation from twice-daily to once-daily in liver transplantation recipients.

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Published in Biomed Res Int on July 14, 2014

Authors

Ashok Thorat1, Hong-Shiue Chou1, Chen-Fang Lee1, Ruey-Shyang Soong1, Tsung-Han Wu1, Chih-Hsien Cheng1, Ting-Jung Wu1, Kun-Ming Chan1, Wei-Chen Lee2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2: Department of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan ; Department of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Chang-Gung Transplantation Institute, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

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