Cellcept and Acetylcysteine drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil) and Acetylcysteine (acetylcysteine). Common drug interactions include arthralgia among females and dyspnoea among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Cellcept and Acetylcysteine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 70 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Cellcept?

Cellcept has active ingredients of mycophenolate mofetil. It is often used in systemic lupus erythematosus. eHealthMe is studying from 41,872 Cellcept users. Check the latest studies of Cellcept.

What is Acetylcysteine?

Acetylcysteine has active ingredients of acetylcysteine. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 11,563 Acetylcysteine users. Check the latest studies of Acetylcysteine.



On Jul, 14, 2026

70 people who take Cellcept and Acetylcysteine together, and have interactions are studied.

Cellcept and Acetylcysteine drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Cellcept and Acetylcysteine, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  2. Brain death
  3. Brain oedema (excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain)
  4. Butterfly rash
  5. Circulatory collapse
  6. Complement factor c3 decreased
  7. Complement factor c4 decreased
  8. Diarrhoea
  9. Dry eye (lack of adequate tears)
  10. Dry mouth

male:

  1. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  2. Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood)
  3. Bacterial sepsis
  4. Diarrhoea
  5. Rales (an abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles)
  6. Rash
  7. Vomiting
  8. Decreased appetite
  9. Dermatitis medicamentosa (an irritation of the scrotum caused by an allergic reaction to a drug)
  10. Headache (pain in head)

What are the common drug interactions of Cellcept and Acetylcysteine, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

  1. Aplastic anaemia (blood disorder in which the body's bone marrow doesn't make enough new blood cells)

10-19:

  1. Dermatitis medicamentosa (an irritation of the scrotum caused by an allergic reaction to a drug)
  2. Heat rash
  3. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (a rare, life-threatening skin condition that is usually caused by a reaction to drugs causes wide spread skin destruction)
  4. Bronchiectasis (abnormal widening of the bronchi or their branches, causing a risk of infection)
  5. Lung function decreased
  6. Respiratory tract infection

20-29:

  1. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  2. Acute circulatory failure (shock)
  3. C-reactive protein increased
  4. Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
  5. Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
  6. Diarrhoea
  7. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  8. Empyema (collection of pus in a cavity in the body)
  9. Granuloma (a small area of inflammation due to tissue injury)
  10. Hot flush (sudden feelings of heat)

30-39:

  1. Blood creatine increased
  2. Proteinuria (presence of protein in the urine)
  3. Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)

40-49:

  1. Bacterial sepsis
  2. Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood)
  3. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
  4. Arterial thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system)
  5. Cytomegalovirus infection
  6. Graft loss (graft failure)
  7. Osteonecrosis (death of bone)
  8. Post procedural haematoma (post procedural clotting of blood)
  9. Transplant rejection (a transplant material is not worked)
  10. Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)

50-59:

  1. Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat)
  2. Systemic sclerosis (an autoimmune or connective tissue disease. it is characterized by thickening of the skin)
  3. Acute myocardial infarction (acute heart attack)
  4. Decreased activity
  5. Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall)
  6. Duodenal ulcer haemorrhage (bleeding duodenal ulcer)
  7. Haematoma (collection of blood outside the blood vessels)
  8. Haemoglobin decreased
  9. Hepatic trauma (liver injury)
  10. Mental impairment (a condition affecting the body, perhaps through sight or hearing loss, a mobility difficulty or a health condition)

60+:

  1. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  2. Chronic kidney disease
  3. Cardiac failure
  4. Concomitant disease progression (progress in accompanying disease)
  5. Contusion (a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries)
  6. Critical illness polyneuropathy
  7. Culture urine positive
  8. Death
  9. Decreased appetite
  10. Diabetic neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 12.86%
  2. Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 8 people, 11.43%
  3. Immunodeficiency Disorders: 7 people, 10.00%
  4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 6 people, 8.57%
  5. Hepatitis C: 6 people, 8.57%
  6. High Blood Cholesterol: 6 people, 8.57%
  7. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 5 people, 7.14%
  8. Constipation: 5 people, 7.14%
  9. Depression: 5 people, 7.14%
  10. Hypersensitivity: 5 people, 7.14%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mycophenolate mofetil and acetylcysteine (the active ingredients of Cellcept and Acetylcysteine, respectively), and Cellcept and Acetylcysteine (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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