Purpose: The pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, monitoring, and dosage and administration of enteric-coated (EC) mycophenolate sodium are reviewed.

† One patient had MMF as an initial treatment. ‡ In the study TAC and MMF were used alone or in combination. §In total, 17 patients were initially treated with MMF and steroids. ¶ Females represented ...

A new large, international study finds that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil is superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis. A ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with pemphigus vulgaris, rituximab is superior to mycophenolate mofetil for producing sustained complete remission at 52 weeks, according to a study published online May 19 in ...

Immune thrombocytopenia is a rare autoimmune disorder with associated bleeding risk and fatigue. Recommended first-line treatment for immune thrombocytopenia is high-dose glucocorticoids, but side ...

Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil are used to treat pemphigus vulgaris, but they have not been adequately compared in clinical trials. In a randomized, controlled trial, we assigned patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early mycophenolate mofetil in newly diagnosed SLE led to fewer severe flares and lower incidence of lupus ...

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, demonstrated that withholding mycophenolate mofetil for at least 10 days significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mycophenolate mofetil outperformed methotrexate, steroids and other immunosuppressives in diffuse cutaneous SSc ...

Significantly more patients with moderate-to-severe pemphigus sustained their complete remission with rituximab (Rituxan) than with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a randomized trial showed. At 1 year, ...