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Mycophenolic acid
Pronounced my-ko-fen-OL-ik AS-id
Brand names: Myfortic
Type: Antimetabolite immunosuppressant · All Transplant & Immune Medicines
What Mycophenolic acid is used for
- Preventing organ rejection after kidney transplant
- Preventing rejection in heart transplant (clinician-directed use)
◆ Kidney note
Delivers the same active drug as mycophenolate mofetil in a gut-coated form designed for kidney transplant recipients.
Common side effects
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Stomach pain
- Low white blood cell counts
- Infections
Important cautions
- Causes birth defects and miscarriage — pregnancy must be avoided during use, with reliable contraception required
- Raises the risk of serious infections and, long-term, certain cancers
- The delayed-release form is meant to be gentler on the stomach than mycophenolate mofetil, but gut effects are still common
How it comes
Delayed-release tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.