Hydrochlorothiazide and bisoprolol and Rapamune

• Generic Name: bisoprolol / hydrochlorothiazide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ziac

Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic (water pill) that helps prevent your body from absorbing too much salt, which can cause fluid retention.

Bisoprolol is a beta-blocker. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).

Hydrochlorothiazide and bisoprolol is a combination medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Hydrochlorothiazide and bisoprolol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: sirolimus
• Dosage Forms: oral solution, tablets
• Other Brand Names: Rapamune

Rapamune weakens your body's immune system, to help keep it from "rejecting" a transplanted organ such as a kidney. Organ rejection happens when the immune system treats the new organ as an invader and attacks it.

Rapamune is used with other medicines to prevent organ rejection after a kidney transplant.

Rapamune is also given without other medicines to treat a rare lung disorder called lymphangioleiomyomatosis (lim-FAN-gee-oh-LYE-oh-MYE-oh-ma-TOE-sis). This disorder happens mostly in women and causes lung tumors that are not cancerous but can affect breathing.

Rapamune may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.