CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil) is a medicine given by prescription to people who had a kidney, heart or liver transplant. CellCept can help prevent rejection of the new organ.
Your body's immune system can tell that the new heart, liver or kidney is different and tries to reject it. CellCept is taken along with other anti-rejection medicines to help control your immune system. They help keep it from rejecting the transplant.
Follow your doctor's exact orders for taking CellCept and all other medicines.
Pregnant women who take CellCept have a higher chance of losing the baby during the first 3 months of pregnancy. There also is a higher chance the baby will have birth defects.
If you are a woman who can get pregnant, you must use 2 different reliable methods of birth control 4 weeks prior to starting and during CellCept therapy, and continue birth control for 6 weeks after you stop taking CellCept.
If you plan to become pregnant, talk with your doctor. You and your doctor can decide if other medicines to prevent rejection may be right for you.
Taking CellCept with other anti-rejection medicines may raise your chance of getting an infection. It may raise your chance of getting cancer of the immune system (lymphoma) or other cancers, such as skin cancer. Talk with your doctor right away if you have any signs of infection such as fever, tiredness, headache, redness of skin/wound or swollen lymph glands. Tell your doctor about any changes in your skin.
CellCept weakens the body's immune system and affects your ability to fight infections. Serious infections, possibly leading to death, can happen with CellCept. Types of infections can include:
Brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML can be fatal. Symptoms include clumsiness, weakness that keeps getting worse, not being able to move or use one side of the body, and changes in vision, speech or personality.
Viral infections. Certain viruses can live in your body and cause active infections when your immune system is weak. These may include:
BK virus. This infection can damage the kidney. It can cause the new kidney to fail.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV can cause serious tissue and blood infections.
CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil) is a medicine given by prescription to people who had a kidney, heart or liver transplant. CellCept can help prevent rejection of the new organ.
Your body's immune system can tell that the new heart, liver or kidney is different and tries to reject it. CellCept is taken along with other anti-rejection medicines to help control your immune system. They help keep it from rejecting the transplant.
Follow your doctor's exact orders for taking CellCept and all other medicines.
Sometimes a generic drug will look very similar to CellCept.
Pills are not actual size.
Carefully check each refill at the pharmacy to make sure it has the same:
Each state has different requirements for how a prescription must be written to avoid generic substitution. For example, some require a doctor to handwrite "Dispense As Written" on the prescription, while others may require "Brand Medically Necessary" or some other phrase.
Talk to your doctor about the law that applies in your state to ensure your CellCept prescription is written correctly so that you receive the medicine you were prescribed.
Your health insurance company may require a prior authorization for you to receive CellCept when a generic version is available. Check with your healthcare provider to determine if one is needed for you.
Ask your healthcare provider about programs and resources that can help you access transplant medicines.
Let your pharmacist know if your doctor does not want your CellCept prescription to be substituted. Encourage your pharmacist to call your doctor if there are any questions.
If you think your CellCept prescription has been substituted, make sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist. It is important for you to know if you are given a prescription other than what your doctor prescribed.
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