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Manocept 750mg Tablet


Product introduction

Manocept 750mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called immunosuppressants. It is used with other medicines to prevent your body from rejecting an organ (such as a kidney, heart, or liver) after a transplant. It works by suppressing your body’s immune system so that it does not attack the new organ.

It is an immunosuppresant.

Benefits of Manocept Tablet

In Prevention of organ rejection in transplant patients

Manocept 750mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. It lowers your immune response and reduces the chance of your body attacking the transplanted organ. Organ rejection happens when your immune system treats the new organ as an invader and attacks it. This medicine may be used in combination with other medicines to suppress the immune system and help your body accept the new organ.

Side effects of Manocept Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Manocept

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Headache
  • High blood pressure
  • Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
  • Fungal infection
  • Low blood platelets
  • Anemia (low number of red blood cells)
  • Skin cancer
  • Bacterial infection
  • Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
  • Viral infection
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • Gout
  • Weight loss
  • Tremors
  • Convulsion
  • Tumor

How to use Manocept Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Manocept 750mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How Manocept Tablet works

Manocept 750mg Tablet is an immunosuppressant. It reduces the action of the body's own defense system (the immune system) and prevents rejection of the transplanted organ.

Safety advice

Alcohol
SAFE
Consuming alcohol with Manocept 750mg Tablet does not cause any harmful side effects.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Manocept 750mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Manocept 750mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
SAFE
Manocept 750mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
CAUTION
Manocept 750mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Manocept 750mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Manocept 750mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

  • Your doctor has prescribed Manocept 750mg Tablet to stop your body from rejecting a transplanted organ (e.g. kidney, heart or liver).
  • It may take 6 to 12 weeks for Manocept 750mg Tablet to start working. Keep taking it as prescribed.
  • It may cause birth defects so birth control is required in females with reproductive potential.
  • It makes you more susceptible to getting infections. Avoid contact with people who have an infection. Consult your doctor immediately if you develop a sore throat, high temperature, any other signs of infections.
  • Protect yourself from direct sunlight by wearing protective clothing and applying a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
  • Take it with food to minimize possible side effects like nausea and stomach pain.
  • Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor the levels of blood cells in your blood. Inform your doctor if you experience symptoms such as unexplained bruising or bleeding, sore throat, mouth ulcers, or fever.

Fact Box

Chemical Class
Phthalide Derivative
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI NEOPLASTICS
Action Class
Immunosuppressant- Purine analogs

Patient concerns

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Nephrologist considered for consulting Function of kidney transplant patients suffering from tuberculosis
Dr. Praveen Pushkar
Urology
Get kidney function test done
Difficulty in excretory, and rejection of stool.
Dr. Aanchal Maheshwari
Ayurveda
take triphala churan 1 spoon at night wioth abhyarishtam 20 ml mixed with water
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FAQs

Can Manocept 750mg Tablet cause cancer?

Manocept 750mg Tablet may increase your chances of certain cancers like skin cancer and lymphoma (cancer of the lymph system). When outside, avoid unnecessary or prolonged exposure to sunlight, wear protective clothing, and apply sunscreen. Call your doctor if you experience a new skin sore or bump, a change in the size or color of a mole, a brown or black skin lesion (sore) with uneven edges or a sore whose one part does not look like the other, skin changes, sores that do not heal. Also, inform the doctor if you experience unexplained fever, tiredness that does not go away, weight loss, or pain or swelling in the neck, groin, or armpits.

Why has my doctor given me Manocept 750mg Tablet after I have had a kidney transplant?

Manocept 750mg Tablet is an immunosuppressant. Manocept 750mg Tablet has been prescribed to you to help your body accept the donor's kidney. It does so by working on the cells of your immune system, which fight with any foreign substance and reject its presence. This helps in making the transplanted organ more acceptable to your body.

Is Manocept 750mg Tablet a steroid or chemotherapy medicine? Can it cause hair loss?

Manocept 750mg Tablet is neither a steroid nor a chemotherapy medicine. It is an immunosuppressant which means that it acts on your immune system to suppress or weaken it so that your body does not reject the donated organ of another person. Hair loss is a common side effect of Manocept 750mg Tablet.

Do I need any special tests while taking Manocept 750mg Tablet?

Since Manocept 750mg Tablet can affect blood count and affect the kidneys and liver, your doctor will ask you to have a blood test before you start the treatment. Once the treatment starts, your doctor will suggest you take regular blood tests to check for any changes in the blood. These blood tests will help monitor your response to the medicine and the development of any side effects.

My doctor has asked me to stay away from a person who has chickenpox or shingles. Why?

Manocept 750mg Tablet is an immunosuppressant, which means that it decreases the activity of the immune system. Since your immune system is already weak, if you come in contact with a patient of chickenpox or shingles, you may develop it too. This is the reason that your doctor has advised you to be cautious. Therefore, follow your doctor’s advice and contact your doctor immediately if you get chickenpox or shingles as you may require special treatment.

What precautions should a female follow while taking Manocept 750mg Tablet?

Do not take Manocept 750mg Tablet if you are pregnant or are planning a pregnancy. There is a high risk of miscarriage (loss of the pregnancy) during the first 3 months of pregnancy. It may even cause birth defects (problems that are present at birth) in the newborn. Therefore, it is advised that you should use two acceptable forms of birth control together for 4 weeks before you start taking Manocept 750mg Tablet, during the treatment, and for 6 weeks after you stop taking Manocept 750mg Tablet. It is important to use a second form of birth control along with birth control pills as Manocept 750mg Tablet may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. Your doctor will suggest the two birth control methods that\ suit you the best.

What precautions should a male follow while taking Manocept 750mg Tablet?

It is recommended that either the man or her partner should use reliable contraception during treatment and for 90 days after the treatment. Men should not donate semen during the therapy or for 90 days following discontinuation of Manocept 750mg Tablet.

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Address: 410, plot no. 4, dda building, swasthya vihar, delhi, 110092
Country of origin: India

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