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CELLCEPT®
CellCept belongs to a group of medicines called immunosuppressants. Immunosuppressants are used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, and work by stopping the immune system from reacting to the transplanted organ. When a patient receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid of (reject) the transplanted organ. CellCept works by preventing the white blood cells from getting rid of the transplanted organ.
Disease Area
After a transplant, patients will need to take drugs (immunosuppressant agents) daily for the rest of their lives to prevent their new organ from being rejected. There are a number of different immunosupressant agents. Most patients will usually take about three of these. The best combination will be chosen to suit the individual.
Roche has a long term commitment to improving the success rate of organ transplantation while enhancing the health and quality of life of those who have transplants. Our products are designed to support the long term survival of transplanted organs without compromising patients’ health and quality of life in other ways.
CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil) is a Prescription Medicine used together with cyclosporin and corticosteroids to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.
Tell your doctor if you have severe kidney disease, a history of serious stomach or bowel problems, Lesch-Nyhan or Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome, phenylketonuria or are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
Possible unwanted effects:
Common:
diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, indigestion, headache, cough, acne, hair loss, itchy skin, dizziness, shaking, inability to sleep, anxiety or depression.
Serious:
signs of infection (fever, inflammation, sweating, chills or flu-like symptoms), signs of anaemia (excessive tiredness, dizziness or pale), swelling in legs, arms or face, bleeding, urinary infection, blood in urine, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, cold sores, vomiting, stomach, back muscle or other pain, skin changes, especially in moles or freckles.
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