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Category: Prescription Drugs
Most Popular Types: CellCept
Generic Name: Mycophenolate
Mycophenolate is an immunosuppressant agent indicated for the prevention organ rejection in patients receiving allogeneic renal, cardiac or hepatic transplants. Mycophenolate should be used concomitantly with cyclosporine and corticosteroids.
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# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Prevent organ rejection | 424 | 24 |
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| Transplant rejection prevention | 265 | 67 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 58 | 13 |
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| Transplant rejection | 28 | 7 |
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| Kidney Transplant | 26 | 3 |
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| Neuromyelitis Optica | 25 | 12 |
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See all 861 patients currently taking Mycophenolate
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Mycophenolate
| Diarrhea | 10 | |
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| Hair loss (alopecia) | 7 | |
| Fatigue | 5 | |
| Tremor in hands | 5 | |
| Diarrhea chronic | 4 | |
| Shingles rash | 3 | |
| See all 76 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Mycophenolate. See all 40 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Side effects too severe | 45 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 41 | ||
| Other | 34 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 14 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 9 | ||
| Change in health plan coverage | 3 | ||
| Personal research | 2 | ||
| Expense | 1 | ||
| Not indicated | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Mycophenolate
Always |
120 | 88% |
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Usually |
12 | 9% |
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Sometimes |
2 | 1% |
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Never |
3 | 2% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Mycophenolate
Very |
7 | 5% |
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Somewhat |
11 | 8% |
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A little |
29 | 21% |
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Not at all |
90 | 66% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Mycophenolate
$200+ |
9 | 10% |
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$100-199 |
8 | 9% |
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$50-99 |
11 | 12% |
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$25-49 |
11 | 12% |
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< $25 |
49 | 55% |
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Report created on February 04, 2012.