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What is CellCept?

Cellcept is a brand name for the drug mycophenolate mofetil, an immunosuppressant used with other medicines to prevent organ rejection following kidney, liver, or heart transplants. It may also be used off-label for immune-modulated conditions such as lupus.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress 41 8
Other 8 0
Support another treatment 5 4
Weakness in legs 2 2
Stiffness/Spasticity 2 1
Don't know 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 15%
Mild
3 23%
None
8 62%

Most commonly reported side effects

Body Aches
2 15%
chills without fever
1 8%
Possible upper respiratory infection
1 8%
flu virus
1 8%
Nausea
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 500 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2500 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking CellCept (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
9 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Other
8 30% Other: 30%
Doctor's advice
7 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Did not seem to work
6 22% Did not seem to work: 22%
Personal research
1 4% Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended
1 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
1 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped taking CellCept

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking CellCept

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
0
2
5

Stopped Taking CellCept

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
3
5
6
1
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 77%
Usually
2 15%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
2 15%
A little
6 46%
Not at all
4 31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 15%
$100-199
1 8%
$50-99
4 31%
$25-49
1 8%
< $25
4 31%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.