Drug Summary

  Drug name:  mycophenolic acid
  Chemical name:  Mycophenolic acid
  Formula:  C₁₇H₂₀O₆
  Weight:   320.3371
  CAS no:  24280-93-1
  DrugBank link:  DB01024
  Description:  Mycophenolic acid is an an immunosuppresant drug and potent anti-proliferative, and can be used in place of the older anti-proliferative azathioprine. It is usually used as part of triple therapy including a calcineurin inhibitor (ciclosporin or tacrolimus) and prednisolone. It is also useful in research for the selection of animal cells that express the E. coli gene coding for XGPRT (xanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase).
  Indication:  For the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving allogeneic renal transplants, administered in combination with cyclosporine and corticosteroids.