JAMP-Mycophenolate
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
CellCept?;Myfortic?
Brand Names: Canada:
Apo-Mycophenolate;CellCept?;CO Mycophenolate;JAMP-Mycophenolate;Myfortic?;Mylan-Mycophenolate;Novo-Mycophenolate;Sandoz-Mycophenolate;Sandoz-Mycophenolate Mofetil
Uses
- It is used to keep the body from harming the organ after an organ transplant.
- It is used to treat psoriasis.
- It is used to treat lupus.
- It is used to treat uveitis.
- It may be used to treat graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD).
- It is used to treat myasthenia gravis.
- It is used to treat immune linked hepatitis.
- Mycophenolate helps the body accept an organ transplant.
- It lowers the body's harmful response to diseases of the immune system.
Dosing
How to take
- Take on an empty stomach. Take 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.
- Swallow whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
- There is a liquid (suspension) if you cannot swallow pills. Shake well before use.
- Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given. Hold tube feeding a couple of hours before and after this drug is given.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a vein.
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