Mycophenolate Mofetil

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Prophylaxis of renal or cardiac graft rejection.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Pregnancy and lactation. Rare hereditary deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), including Kelley-Seegmiller or Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Active serious GI disease. Instruct patients with increased risk of skin cancer to limit sunlight exposure and use sunscreen. Neutropenia. Active peptic ulcer disease. Severe renal impairment.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Diarrhoea. Leukopenia. Super added bacterial, viral or fungal infections. Possible development of lymphoma. Vomiting, GI haemorrhage and perforation, acne, rash, alopecia, dizziness, pancreatitis, hepatitis, pulmonary fibrosis.

Drug Category/Class

  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
Prescribed For the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving allogeneic renal, cardiac or hepatic transplants. Mycophenolate mofetil should be used...
Weight :433.4947
Structure Mycophenolate mofetil
Generic Drug Mycophenolate mofetil prescribed For the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving allogeneic renal, cardiac or hepatic transplants. Mycophenolate mofetil should be used...
Formula

C23H31NO7

Mycophenolate Mofetil has 19 Brands listed


Cellcept (250 mg)Cellcept (500 mg)
Cellmone (500 mg)Cellmune (500 mg)
MMF (500 mg)Mofetyl S (360 mg)
Mycept (500 mg)Mycofit (250 mg)
Mycofit (500 mg)Mycofit S (360 mg)
Mycomune S (360 mg)Mycophen (250 mg)
Renfor (360 mg)Renodapt (250 mg)
Renodapt (500 mg)Renofix M (250 mg)
Renofix M (500 mg)Renofix S (360 mg)
Supprimun (500 mg)

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