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Rheumatology • Lupus nephritis • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Nephrology • Glomerulonephritis
Do you check mycophenolate levels in patients prescribed mycophenolate who present with a lupus nephritis flare?
Answer from: at Community Practice
In general, I tend to shoot for an induction dose (3 grams) if I am using Cellcept with steroids for a flare, unless I am doing multitarget therapy or there are side effects such as GI symptoms or cytopenias. In those cases, I lower the dose to 2 grams (1000 mg BID). If there is concern for unsatisf...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes! Medication adherence is a challenge even in the best of patients. Three pills twice a day every day is a significant amount of pills, and that is not including their other SLE and non-SLE medications.
I don't personally use levels to dictate change in therapy, but to see if even taking t...