IPCA MMF 500mg Tablets

Mycophenolate Mofetil is indicated in combination with ciclosporin and corticosteroids for the prophylaxis of acute transplant rejection in patients receiving allogeneic renal, cardiac or hepatic transplants.

USES OF MMF 500MG

• Helps to prevent your body rejecting a transplanted organ (kidney, heart, or liver)

HOW MMF 500MG WORKS

MMF 500MG works by reduce the action of body's own defence system (the immune system) and prevents rejection of the transplanted organ.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

Always take MMF 500MG exactly as your doctor has told you. This medicine must be taken empty stomach, at least one hour before or two hours after a meal. Try to take this medicine at the same time each day. It should be swallowed whole with water. Do not crush or chew the medicine.

SIDE EFFECTS OF MMF 500MGSERIOUS

• Infections such as a fever or sore throat
• Unexpected bruising or bleeding
• Rash, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, with difficulty breathing (such as anaphylaxis, angioeodema)

COMMON

• Nausea, vomiting
• Fewer white cell or red cell in your blood
• Infections of brain, stomach, lungs and urinary tract
• Lymph and skin cancer
• Feeling very tired
• Severe pains
• Headache, flu symptoms and swelling
• Kidney problems or the urgent need to pass water (urine)
• Inflammation of the pancreas, colon, or stomach
• Gastrointestinal disorders including bleeding
• Dizziness or drowsiness 
• Tremor, muscle spasms, convulsions
• Anxiety or depressed, changes in your mood or thoughts
• Change in blood pressure, unusual heartbeat and widening of blood vessel
• Pneumonia, bronchitis
• Weight loss
• Gout
• High blood sugar

HOW TO MANAGE SIDE EFFECTS

Nausea and vomiting:

Try taking this medicine with, or just after, a meal or snack and stick to simple meals and do not eat rich or spicy food.

Stomach pain:

Try to rest and relax. You can eat and drink slowly or have smaller and frequent meals. Applying heat pad or covered hot water bottle on your stomach may also help. If still pain persists, speak to your doctor.

Headache:

Apply hot or cold-water bag on your head. Take rest in a quiet and dark room. Drink tea or coffee.

Constipation: 

Take fibre rich foods such as fresh fruit, vegetables and cereals, and drink plenty of water. Exercise more regularly.

Diarrhoea:

Drink lots of fluid such as water or squash, to avoid dehydration. Do not take any other medicines without speaking to a doctor.

Dizziness:

Get up and move around to feel awake, take small naps to edge off the sleepiness. Give your eyes a break to avoid fatigue and eat a healthy food to boost energy.