What CELLCEPT is used for?

• CELLCEPT is used to prevent your body rejecting a transplanted organ - A kidney, heart or liver
• CELLCEPT should be used together with other medicines: Ciclosporin and corticosteroids

Please tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, which includes medicines obtained without a prescription, including herbal medicines.

Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines before you start CELLCEPT:

• azathioprine or other medicines which suppress your immune system - given after a transplant operation
• cholestyramine - used to treat high cholesterol
• rifampicin - an antibiotic used to prevent and treat infections such as tuberculosis (TB)
• antacids or proton pump inhibitors - used for acid problems in your stomach such as indigestion
• phosphate binders - used by people with chronic kidney failure to reduce how much phosphate gets absorbed into their blood
• antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections
• isavuconazole used to treat fungal infections
• telmisartan used to treat high blood pressure

• Always take CELLCEPT exactly as your doctor has told you
• The amount you take depends on the type of transplant you have had
• Treatment will continue for as long as you need to prevent you from rejecting your transplant organ

Kidney transplant

Adults

• The first dose is given within 3 days of the transplant operation
• The daily dose is 10 ml  taken as 2 separate doses
• Take 5 mL in the morning and then 5 mL in the evening

Children (aged 2 to 18 years)

• The dose given will vary depending on the size of the child
• Your doctor will decide the most appropriate dose based on your childs height and weight

Heart transplant

Adults

• The first dose is given within 5 days of the transplant operation
• The daily dose is 15 ml taken as 2 separate doses
• Take 7.5 ml in the morning and then 7.5 ml in the evening

Children

• There is no information for the use of CELLCEPT in children with a heart transplant

Liver transplant

Adults

• The first dose of oral CELLCEPT will be given to you at least 4 days after the transplant operation and when you are able to swallow oral medications
• The daily dose is 15 ml taken as 2 separate doses
• Take 7.5 ml in the morning and then 7.5 ml in the evening

Children

• There is no information for the use of CELLCEPT in children with a liver transplant

If you take more CELLCEPT

• If you take more CELLCEPT than you should, talk to a doctor of go to a hospital straight away. Also do this if someone else accidentally takes your medicine. Take the medicine pack with you

If you forget to take CELLCEPT

• If you forget to take your medicine at any time, take it as soon as you remember. Then continue to take it at the usual times. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose

If you stop taking CELLCEPT

• Do not stop taking CELLCEPT unless your doctor tells you to. If you stop your treatment you may increase the chance of rejection of your transplant organ