Cellcept and Peau d'orange - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Peau d'orange is reported as a side effect among people who take Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Magnevist, and have Anaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Peau d'orange when taking Cellcept. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,092 people who have side effects when taking Cellcept 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 Peau d'orange?

Peau d'orange (orange peel skin) is found to be associated with 204 drugs and 196 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Peau d'orange.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 30, 2026

41,092 people reported to have side effects when taking Cellcept.
Among them, 35 people (0.09%) have Peau d'orange.

Among these 35 people:

What is the gender of people who have Peau d'orange when taking Cellcept? *

female: 40 %
male: 60 %

What is the age of people who have Peau d'orange when taking Cellcept? *

What are other drugs people take besides Cellcept? *

What are other side effects people have besides Peau d'orange? *

Skin Induration (an abnormally hard spot or area on the skin): 32 people, 91.43%
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (involves fibrosis of skin, joints, eyes due to kidney disease): 32 people, 91.43%
Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 28 people, 80.00%
Skin Hypertrophy (skin cells enlarges): 25 people, 71.43%
Joint Range Of Motion Decreased (disease of joint movement): 24 people, 68.57%
Rashes (redness): 23 people, 65.71%
Pain: 22 people, 62.86%
Weakness: 20 people, 57.14%
Mobility Decreased (ability to move is reduced): 20 people, 57.14%
Stress And Anxiety: 19 people, 54.29%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Anaemia (lack of blood): 11 people, 31.43%
Bronchospasm (spasm of bronchial smooth muscle producing narrowing of the bronchi): 9 people, 25.71%
Depression: 9 people, 25.71%
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (pain in many muscles): 9 people, 25.71%
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain: 9 people, 25.71%
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abdominal: 6 people, 17.14%
Type 2 Diabetes: 5 people, 14.29%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 5 people, 14.29%
Macular Oedema (fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula of the eye (a yellow central area of the retina) and causes it to thicken): 3 people, 8.57%
Nephropathy (damage to or disease of a kidney): 3 people, 8.57%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Cellcept (41,872 reports)

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Peau d'orange (931 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Peau d'orange:

Peau d'orange (204 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Peau d'orange:

Peau d'orange (196 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mycophenolate mofetil (the active ingredients of Cellcept) and Cellcept (the brand name). 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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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