Mycophenolate mofetil
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Used for
mycophenolic acid morpholinoethyl ester
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Related Terms
antineoplastic, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent
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Scope Note
immunosuppressant used in the prophylaxis of organ rejection.
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- Home For patients For doctors Find a dermatologist About Store Contact Glossary Page index Search: 19c Home | Treatments Mycophenolate mofetil Mycophenolate mofetil is a salt form of the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolic acid.
- Low-dose mycophenolate mofetil is an effective and safe treatment to permit phased reduction in calcineurin inhibitors in chronic allograft nephropathy.
- Page 2 What is mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept )? Mycophenolate mofetil is a relatively new immunosuppressive drug approved for use in certain organ transplant patients to prevent organ rejection.
- PrecautionsMycophenolate mofetil is known to cause or may cause lymphomas and skin cancer.
- Mycophenolate mofetil is used to prevent or treat allograft rejection after solid-organ transplantation.
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