Mycophenolate Mofetil Tablets 500 mg

Mycophenolate mofetil refers to a category of medicines called ‘immunosuppressants’ which is used to reduce or stop the body from rejecting a transplanted organ such as a kidney, heart, or liver. Transplant rejection is caused when the recipient’s immune system recognizes the transplanted organ as an unwanted object’ and attacks it. If it is not treated quickly, it may cause irreversible damage.

Medical Benefits

• It is used to stop organ transplant rejection.
• It also protects the body’s immune system by reducing the formation of white blood cells in the body.

Side Effects

• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Infections
• Low white blood cell count
• Red blood cell Count 

Precautions

Take this medicine after the prescription of your healthcare professional otherwise, you will suffer from these symptoms.

Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ )

Why has my doctor prescribed Mycophenolate mofetil tablets for me after I have undergone a kidney transplant?

Mycophenolate mofetil tablets are an immunosuppressant. Mycophenolate mofetil has been prescribed to you so that your body will accept the kidney of the donor. It does this by acting upon the cells of your immune system, which attack any foreign body and reject the presence of it. This makes the transplanted organ acceptable to your body.

When is Mycophenolate mofetil tablets likely to become effective?

Mycophenolate mofetil takes time to be effective and may take approximately 8 to 12 weeks for you to experience any improvements. For your condition not to return, you might be required to continue taking the medicine for several years.

Is it possible for Mycophenolate mofetil tablets to result in cancer?

Mycophenolate mofetil can raise your risk of some types of cancer such as skin cancer and lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). When sunbathing, avoid unnecessary or prolonged sun exposure, wear a protective hat, and use sunscreen. Call your physician if you notice a new skin bump or sore, an enlargement or change in the color of a mole, a brown or black skin sore (lesion) with ragged edges or a sore whose one side doesn’t match the other, changes in the skin, nonhealing sores. Also, tell the doctor if you have fever with no explanation, persistent tiredness, loss of weight, pain or swelling of the neck, groin, or armpit.

Is Mycophenolate mofetil tablets a chemotherapy or steroid medicine? Can it lead to hair loss?

Mycophenolate mofetil tablets is not a steroid or chemotherapy medication. Mycophenolate mofetil is an immunosuppressant and works by suppressing or weakening your immune system so that you will not reject the transplanted organ of someone else. Mycophenolate mofetil commonly causes loss of hair.

Should I have special tests when I take Mycophenolate mofetil tablets ?

As Mycophenolate mofetil tablets can interfere with blood count and can influence the kidneys and liver, your physician will require you to undergo a blood test before the initiation of the treatment. After the initiation of the treatment, your physician will recommend regular blood tests to observe any changes in the blood. The blood tests will monitor the effect of the medicine on you and the onset of side effects.

My doctor is telling me to avoid contact with someone with chickenpox or shingles. Why?

Mycophenolate mofetil tablets are an immunosuppressant, meaning it reduce the function of the immune system. Because your immune system is weak to begin with, if you come into contact with a patient of chickenpox or shingles, then you might catch it too. This is why your doctor has recommended that you exercise caution. Hence, stick to your doctor’s instructions and get in touch with your doctor immediately if you contract chickenpox or shingles because you might need special care.

What safety measures should a woman take while using Mycophenolate mofetil?

Do not use Mycophenolate mofetil tablets if you become pregnant or are becoming pregnant. Pregnancy is likely to miscarry (lose the pregnancy) in the first 3 months of pregnancy. It may even lead to birth defects (abnormalities present at birth) in the infant. So, you are recommended to take two approved methods of birth control concurrently for 4 weeks before starting Mycophenolate mofetil, concurrently during the therapy, and for 6 weeks following the end of Mycophenolate mofetil. Use a second type of birth control along with the use of birth control pills because Mycophenolate mofetil might reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. Your physician will recommend the two birth control measures that best fit you.

What is a male supposed to take precautions against while taking Mycophenolate mofetil tablets?

Either the man or his partner should employ effective contraception throughout treatment and for 90 days after treatment. Men must not donate semen while on therapy or for 90 days after stopping Mycophenolate mofetil.