Organ transplant recipients can travel safely throughout the world after successful surgery, according to pharmacists who spoke at the ACCP 2024 Annual Meeting, in Phoenix.
There is an increased infection risk for this population due to the use of immunosuppressants that prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted organ. Even so, forethought and resolve can ensure that travel is safe. “You get the transplant patient to live, and that includes travel,” said