Uses of Mycophenolic Acid

Mycophenolic Acid is used to prevent your body rejecting a transplanted organ (kidney). It is also given with other medications such as corticosteroids and ciclosporin.

Therapeutic Category

Mycophenolic Acid: Immunosuppressants

How Mycophenolic Acid works

Mycophenolic Acid reduces the action of the body's own defence system (the immune system) and prevents rejection of the transplanted organ.

Common side effects of Mycophenolic Acid

• Constipation, feeling of skipped heart beats, weakness, or muscle damage (low potassium levels)
• Severe pain in joints, joint stiffness, difficulty in moving the affected joints, redness, and swelling (high level of uric acid in the blood)
• High or low blood pressure
• Anxiety
• Diarrhoea
• Joint pain
• Tiredness, breathlessness, and skin paleness (anemia)
• Abnormal eye movements, convulsions, muscle spasms, or weakness (low magnesium levels)
• Dizziness, headache
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Stomach pain
• Bloating, constipation
• Indigestion, flatulence
• Loose stools
• Nausea, vomiting
• Fever
• Respiratory infections
• Acne
• Weakness
• Muscle pain
• Swollen hands, ankles, or feet
• Itching 

When to consult your doctor

Consult your doctor if you experience:

• In case of accidental overdose or poisoning
• Persistent cough or become breathlessness
• Unexpected bruising or bleeding
• Fever, chills, sweating, tiredness, drowsiness, or lack of energy
• Signs of stomach or intestinal ulcers such as blood in vomit, black or bloody stools
• Swelling of your glands, development of a new skin growth, enlargement of an existing skin growth, alterations in an existing mole
• Signs of hepatitis B or C such as yellow skin and eyes, nausea, loss of appetite, and dark urine

Health Tips for Mycophenolic Acid

• Avoid consumption of alcohol while taking Mycophenolic Acid as it can increase the risk of side effects
• Mycophenolic Acid is not recommended for use in during pregnancy and breast feeding women