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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Keith L WOOLFORD SR on March 26, 2020, 05:04:59 PM

Title: Covid19
Post by: Keith L WOOLFORD SR on March 26, 2020, 05:04:59 PM

Has anyone's Dr try to ween you off of cellcept because of this?

Title: Re: Covid19
Post by: Simon Dog on March 26, 2020, 10:10:27 PM

I was weaned down because I have a very low WBC after transplant, though to be a side of vangangcycovir.    i absolutely needed that drug because I was CMV- and the donor CMV+.

The cellcept was adjusted from 1000 bid->500 bid->500 qd-> 250 qd; a 7/8 or 87.5% reduction in daily dose . Tacro remains 1mg bid.

Title: Re: Covid19
Post by: Keith L WOOLFORD SR on March 26, 2020, 10:42:54 PM

My Dr. wants to ween me off permanently because of covid19

Title: Re: Covid19
Post by: fifal9 on April 09, 2020, 07:13:29 PM

My doctor was weening me down from prednisone with plans to start a new med soon - he mentioned celcept as a  possibility or cyclosporine, but then he called last week and said stop weening down. He doesn't want me to change meds during the pandemic.

Title: Re: Covid19
Post by: Simon Dog on April 09, 2020, 10:27:36 PM

Cyclosporine was discovered in the soil of Easter Island a/k/a Rapi Nui.