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(also known as Mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate, Myfortic)

Mycophenolate belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used to lower the body's natural immunity in patients who receive organ transplants.

When a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid of (reject) the transplanted organ. Mycopheno... continue

Treatment Success Rate

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Condition Members Success
Lupus
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Organ Transplants
76
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Myasthenia Gravis
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5
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
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100%
Overall, 84% (347 Members) find Cellcept helpful
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Cellcept Reviews

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Not sure if it helps. Still having alot of symptoms.
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rx is too new to me to comment
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its not tooo bad... i trust it!
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working well
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It was the pill form of chemo, I was suppose to take it for 2yrs. I felt a little naused, but I guess ok.
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Side effects were not problematic.
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We just started cellcept since my son had a rejction episode. He was on imuran, but now we've switched to cellcept. Seems to be working. I'm sure the GI side effects worsen his appetite.
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worked great while my kidneys worked..no side effects
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they put me on cellcept because of the transplant
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Side effects. taking so many meds don't know which ones are causing what. :)
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: anyone on Mycophenolate (Cellcept)?
    Hi there my friendI wish my hands did not hurt so much so I could respond to more posts. I did however take mxt with plaquenil for a while, and for wh... [More]
  2. Discussion: anyone on Mycophenolate (Cellcept)?
    I could not take cellcept due to stomach upset. I take a very similar drug, Myfortic that disolves in the bowel. The only side effect has been const... [More]
  3. Discussion: Question on mycophenolic acid
    I too had terrible diarrehia. Life changed when I weaned off Cellcept. Now things are fine. [More]
  4. Discussion: Question on mycophenolic acid
    Yep, Mycophenolate can definitely cause diarrhea. I had it for months after my transplant. My nephrologist told me that it was most likely the culprit... [More]
  5. Discussion: Question on mycophenolic acid
    I havre been suffering with diarhea since transplant. Many things have probably aggrivated it, but recently I was taken off Myfortic (time release My... [More]

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