Patient's Guide to Heart Transplant Surgery

Cellcept (Mycophenolate Mofetil)

Dosage
Usually between 250 mg to 1000 mg twice a day.

Action
An immunosuppressive drug which works by killing T-lymphocytes (immune cells) in the blood. T-lymphocytes detect and attack your transplanted organ.

Side Effects
Causes lowering of the entire white blood cell (immune cell) count, which puts you at risk for developing infections; diarrhea.

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