<p><strong>Dosage in adult kidney transplant patients</strong>: The recommended dose of Mycophenolic acid is 720 mg administered twice daily (1440 mg total daily dose).<br />
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<strong>Dosage in pediatric kidney transplant patients</strong>: The recommended dose of Mycophenolic acid in conversion (at least 6 months post-transplant) pediatric patients age 5 years and older is 400 mg/m2 body surface area (BSA) administered twice daily (up to a maximum dose of 720 mg administered twice daily). Pediatric patients with a BSA of 1.19 to 1.58 m2 may be dosed either with three Mycophenolic acid 180 mg tablets, or one 180 mg tablet plus one 360 mg tablet twice daily (1080 mg daily dose). Patients with a BSA of &gt;1.58 m2 may be dosed either with four Mycophenolic acid 180 mg tablets, or two Mycophenolic acid 360 mg tablets twice daily (1440 mg daily dose).<br />
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Mycophenolic acid tablets should be taken on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after food intake. Tablets should not be crushed, chewed, or cut prior to ingesting. The tablets should be swallowed whole in order to maintain the integrity of the enteric coating.</p>