Cyclosporine is used for?

Cyclosporine is used to prevent and treat immune system–mediated rejection and to treat certain autoimmune conditions.

Preventing organ transplant rejection

Cyclosporine is commonly used to help prevent the body from rejecting:
- Kidney transplants
- Liver transplants
- Heart transplants
- Other organ transplants

It’s usually given with other medicines that suppress the immune system.

Treating immune-related (autoimmune) diseases

Cyclosporine is also used for some autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, depending on the country and product indication, such as:
- Severe rheumatoid arthritis (in people who do not respond adequately to other treatments)
- Severe psoriasis (in selected cases)
- Certain severe eye conditions involving immune inflammation (for example, dry eye in some jurisdictions)

Treating graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)

Cyclosporine is used to help prevent or treat graft-versus-host disease in certain transplant settings, such as after stem cell (bone marrow) transplantation.

What type of “use” depends on the form

Indications vary by formulation (oral capsules/solution vs. ophthalmic/eye drops), so “cyclosporine is used for” can mean different things depending on whether you mean the tablet/capsule or the eye drops.

If you tell me which cyclosporine you mean (oral vs eye drops) and the condition you’re asking about, I can match it to the specific approved uses.