Myfortic 180 mg tablets 12 x 10's

Introduction

Expert Advice

Indications:
This medication is used in combination with other medications to keep the body from attacking transplanted organ (such as kidney, liver and heart).

Pregnancy:
This medication is not recommended in pregnant females. Consult your doctor for further advice. 

Lactation:
This medication is not recommended in lactating females. Consult your doctor for further advice. 

Contraindications:
This medication is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating females. 

Precautions:
Monitor full blood counts regularly, GI disease and elderly. 

Side effects:
GI upset, infections, hypertension, metabolic and CNS disturbances, respiratory disorders, colitis (inflammation of colon) and pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas).

Primary Uses

Indications

This medication is used in combination with other medications to keep the body from attacking transplanted organ (such as kidney, liver and heart).

Side Effects

GI upset, infections, hypertension, metabolic and CNS disturbances, respiratory disorders, colitis (inflammation of colon) and pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas).

Contraindications

This medication is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating females. 

FAQS

Uses:

This medication is used in combination with other medicines for decreasing and preventing the probability of organ rejection after organ transplantation.

Administration:

This medicine may take weeks- months to show its full effect. The dosage of this medicine is dependent on the age, condition, and its severity. Please consult your health care provider before use of this medicine.

Storage:

Please store this medicine at room temperature (20-25 Celsius). Keep medicine away from excessive light, moisture, and children. Please do not flush medicines down the toilet. Please read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.

Side Effects:

You may experience the following: • Dizziness • Trouble sleeping • Gas and upset stomach • Trouble sleeping

Precautions:

Following are the precautions for use of this medicine: • Do not use or discontinue this medicine if you are allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine • It may increase probability of infections therefore limit contact with people with infections e.g. flu, common cold • Do not get vaccines without consulting your doctor • Use sharp objects like razor, knife with caution to minimize any cuts, bleeding probability and infection • Do not donate blood during use and 6 weeks after use of this medicine

Effect on pregnancy and lactation:

This medicine should must not be used during pregnancy it may have fatal effects on the unborn infant. Even touching or any type of contact with this medicine is contraindicated. This medicine passes into breast-milk and may have undesirable effects on the nursing infant. Consult your health care provider before use of this medicine.