Mycophenolate Mofetil Tablets Information
Patients may be prescribed for several drugs following your kidney & liver transplant for the rest of your life. Each medicine is individually prescribed for you, and it is very necessary that you consume your medicines as you are taught. Following are some Kidney Transplant Medications as well as liver Transplant Medications.
Cyclosporine (Neoral, Gengraf): Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant drug that helps prevent rejection.
Dose: Cyclosporine capsule comes as the strength of 25 mg and 100 mg; liquid comes as 100 mg/ml. Avoid combining the types of cyclosporine you take.
Common Side Effects: The most commonly reported side effects are as follows:
- Headaches
- Loss of Appetite
- Tremors
- Diarrhea
- Seizures
- Nausea/vomiting
- Nightmares
- Rash
- Memory loss
- Hair growth
- Fluid retention
- Gum swelling
- Decreased kidney function
- Increased risk of infection
- Elevated potassium levels
- Joint discomfort
- High blood pressure
- Leg cramps
- Hot flashes
Tacrolimus (Prograf): Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant medication that helps prevent or treat rejection.
Dose: Tablet comes as 0.5 mg, 1 mg, and 5 mg strengths; liquid as the strength of 0.5 mg/ml. The liquid needs to be specially prepared by your healthcare provider. The dose can be adjusted by your laboratory values.
Common Side Effects: The most commonly reported side effects are as follows:
- Rash
- Leg cramps
- Headaches
- Diarrhea
- Seizures
- High blood pressure
- Tremors
- Hair Loss
- Decreased magnesium
- Insomnia
- High blood sugar
- Anemia
- High potassium
- Nausea/vomiting
- Decreased appetite
- Decreased kidney function
Mycophenolate Mofetil (Cellcept): As an immunosuppressant, mycophenolate mofetil used for preventing the rejection. Myfortic is the enteric coated form of the Mycophenolate that can have less stomach and bowel side effects.
Mycophenolate Mofetil is recommended in order to prevent organ transplant rejection in adults and kidney transplant rejection in the children aged over 24 months; whereas mycophenolate sodium (another form of drug) is prescribed in order to prevent kidney transplant rejection in adults.
Dose: Mycophenolate comes as the strength of 250 mg and 500 mg tablets. Myfortic comes as the strength of 180 mg and 360 mg tablets. Liquid comes in 200 mg/ml strength. Be sure to check the bottle Mycophenolate mofetil 500 mg you get from your pharmacy in order to make sure you have the right dose. Do not crush or chew Myfortic and Mycophenolate mofetil 500 mg medication.
How long does mycophenolate mofetil take to work?
The cellcept 500 mg does not act immediately, it may take up to 8 to 12 weeks before you have any advantage. It is necessary to continue treatment during this time.
Mofetil 500 mg may not cure the condition and you may need to consume it for several years in order to keep your relapses under control.
Common Side Effects: The most commonly reported mycophenolate mofetil side effects are as follows:
- ulcers
- diarrhea
- abdominal pain
- inflammation of the pancreas
- decreased white blood count
Sirolimus (Rapamune): Sirolimus is an immunosuppressant medication that helps prevent or treat rejection.
Dose: Tablet comes in 1 mg & 2 mg strength. It is once daily dosing schedule. Liquid also comes as 1 mg/mL, should be mixed with the orange juice or water.
Common Side Effects: The most common side effects of Sirolimus a Changes in blood counts
- Low red blood counts
- Low platelets
- Low white blood cells
Prednisone: This is an immunosuppressant medication that is used to prevent or treat rejection.
Dose for Adults: Use only 5 mg tablets & 10 mg tablets unless foremost interacting with your transplant healthcare provider
.
Dose for Children: Prednisone solution comes in the following concentrations: 1 mg/ml; 5mg/ml; & 15 mg/5 ml.
Common Side Effects: The most common side effects of Prednisone are:
- Depression
- Euphoria
- Irritability
- Vision changes
- Thrush
- Acne
- Increased risk of infection
- Stomach upset
- High blood sugar
- Moon face
- Cataracts
- Sensitivity to the sun
- High blood pressure
- Joint discomfort
- Nausea/vomiting
- Muscle wasting
- Ulcers
- Increased appetite
There are some other Immunosuppressant drugs, which are also recommended for Liver & Kidney Transplant:
- Azathioprine (Imuran)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
- Muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3)
- Dapsone (Avlosulfon)
- Docusate (Colace)
- Fludrocortisone (Florinef)
- Nifedipine (Procardia XL, Adalat CC)
- Nystatin (Mycostatin, Nilstat)
- Pentamidine Isethionate Nebulization Solution (NebuPent, Pentam)
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Sulfamethoxazole With Trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra)
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