Medway Community Healthcare Medway NHS Trust Foundation Trust
Medway Clinical Commissioning Group Swale Clinical Commissioning Group

8.2.1 Antiproliferative immunosuppressants

Prescribing to stay in Secondary care if being used for Transplant immunosuppression

Mycophenolate mofetil in combination with other immunosuppressants can cause persistent hypogammaglobulinaemia associated with recurrent infections. Measure serum immunoglobulins in patients who develop recurrent infections. Mycophenolate mofetil can also cause bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis. Consider these diagnoses if patients develop persistent pulmonary symptoms, such as cough and dyspnoea  For the full safety alert on this please click here 

For SPS Guidance on Azathioprine and Mycophenolate monitoring in Adults in Primary Care please click here

Prescribing to stay in Secondary care if being used for Transplant immunosuppression

For more information about Azathioprine prescribing click here (pdf)

Pack
100 tablet
28 tablet
50 tablet
Pack
100 tablet
50 tablet
56 tablet

Prescribing to stay in Secondary care if being used for Transplant immunosuppression

Pack
100 capsule
Pack
150 tablet
50 tablet
  • First Line Choice
  • On Formulary
  • Specialist Initiation Only
  • Hospital Only
  • KMPT Initiation Only
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