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Mycophenolate (e.g. CellCept®): Strengthening of warnings in order to prevent use during pregnancy

Active substance: mycophenolate

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a warning that the active substance mycophenolate used in transplantation medicine must not be administered during pregnancy if other treatment alternatives are available.

To the risk information - full text (available in German only)

update from January 14, 2016