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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Mycophenolate mofetil and telmisartan

Mycophenolate mofetil's FDA label of August 5, 2026 names telmisartan in its drug interactions section; the telmisartan label PlainMeds reads does not name mycophenolate mofetil.

Check it at the source: the mycophenolate mofetil FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 5, 2026, Genentech, Inc.); the telmisartan FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited).

What does the mycophenolate mofetil label say about telmisartan?

Mycophenolate mofetil label, drug interactions

Examples; Telmisartan (induces glucuronidation); isavuconazole (inhibits glucuronidation).

Source: FDA drug label (CellCept), NDA050722 (Roche Palo), as published by Genentech, Inc., effective August 5, 2026 (SPL set 37241e87-4af4-4dc3-a1aa-ea6f20d8dc40), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the telmisartan label say about mycophenolate mofetil?

Telmisartan's label (effective May 29, 2026) does not name mycophenolate mofetil in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Telmisartan), Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, effective May 29, 2026 (SPL set 4be6575f-ea8d-4cd8-a49d-3d1c93f2621a), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

36Mycophenolate mofetil generic labelers
28Telmisartan generic labelers
Mycophenolate mofetilTelmisartan
Labeled forOrgan transplant rejectionHigh blood pressure, Heart attack and coronary artery disease
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.138 per capsule 250 mg capsule$0.106 per tablet 20 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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