A provider is caring for a patient who has undergone organ transplantation. Because the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules of the donor are different from those of the patient, the provider will prescribe a drug from which drug class?

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Immunosuppressants are prescribed to organ transplant patients to prevent the immune system from attacking the transplanted organ, which is recognized as foreign due to differences in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules between the donor and the recipient.

A Provider Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Undergone