Mycophenolic Acid Tablets and Poly-Citra K Crystals

• Generic Name: mycophenolic acid
• Dosage Forms: tablet, delayed release
• Other Brand Names: Myfortic

Mycophenolic acid 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.

Mycophenolic acid is used with other medicines to prevent organ rejection after a kidney transplant.

Mycophenolic acid may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: citric acid / potassium citrate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cytra-K, Poly-Citra K Crystals, Polycitra-K, Virtrate-K

Citric acid is an alkalinizing agent that make the urine less acidic.

Potassium is a mineral that is found in many foods and is needed for several functions of your body, especially the beating of your heart.

The combination of citric acid and potassium citrate is used to treat or prevent hypokalemia (low levels of potassium in the blood). Poly-Citra K Crystals is also used to treat digitalis overdose.

Poly-Citra K Crystals may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.