This site contains information about myfortic and kidney transplants for patients

myfortic is a drug specially designed for people who have had a kidney transplant. Because your transplanted kidney did not come from your own body, your immune system will recognize your new kidney as something foreign and thus a threat to your health. In fact, your immune system will treat your kidney as if it were a virus or bacteria—and will try to attack it or reject it. To keep your immune system from rejecting your new kidney, medications such as myfortic are necessary to slow down or suppress your immune system, preventing it from reacting to your kidney and allowing your kidney to be accepted as a healthy part of your body.

myfortic is an enteric-coated formulation of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in a delayed-release tablet. That means the coating on the tablet keeps it from dissolving in your stomach right after you take it. The active ingredient, MPA, is not released until it leaves your stomach and reaches your small intestine.

Do you want to know more about life with myfortic?
Get information about issues you may want to discuss with your doctor. Read about the myfortic Do's, Don'ts, and Considerations. Get tips for healthy living with your transplant.

Learn ways to organize and take your medication consistently, and print out a personal medication schedule. Learn more >>

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	myfortic is an antirejection medication for patients who have received a kidney transplant. Because your transplanted kidney did not come from your own body, myfortic prevents your immune system from reacting to your kidney so that it can be accepted as a healthy part of your body—not something foreign—and function normally.
	myfortic delayed-release tablet, an immunosuppressive treatment, is a medication to help prevent your body from rejecting your transplanted kidney. myfortic is taken in combination with other antirejection drugs.

	myfortic is contraindicated in patients with a hypersensitivity to mycophenolate sodium, mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate mofetil, or any of its excipients.
	Be sure to ask your physician or transplant coordinator for complete instructions on how to take myfortic. If you have any questions, please ask your physician or transplant coordinator.

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