Mycophenolate (Systemic)

Brand Names : CellCept

Category

• Immunosuppressant

Description

Mycophenolate (mye-koe-FEN-oh-late) 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. Mycophenolate works by preventing the white blood cells from getting rid of the transplanted organ.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form(s):

Oral
• Capsules (U.S.)
• Tablets (U.S.)

Parenteral
• Injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• CellCept