Belatacept Intravenous and Mycophenolate

• Generic Name: belatacept
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Nulojix

Belatacept injection belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It is used together with other medicines to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted kidney.

When a patient receives a kidney transplant, the body's white blood cells will try to get rid of (reject) the transplanted kidney. Belatacept works by suppressing the immune system and prevents the white blood cells from trying to get rid of the transplanted organ.

Belatacept is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor.

• Generic Name: mycophenolate mofetil
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Cellcept, Myfortic, MMF

Mycophenolate mofetil weakens your body's immune system, to help keep it from "rejecting" a transplanted organ such as a kidney. Organ rejection happens when the immune system treats the new organ as an invader and attacks it.

Mycophenolate mofetil is used with other medicines to prevent organ rejection after a kidney, liver, or heart transplant.

Mycophenolate mofetil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.