Risk of Serious Infections

  • Like steroids, immunosuppressives can increase your risk of serious infections, like pneumonia.
  • In many cases, this will require that you are treated with antibiotics in a hospital.
  • 6 out of 100 people have a serious infection when they take Cytoxan and 4 out of 100 women have a serious infection on Cellcept.
  • The small difference in these numbers may be due to chance.


Click here to learn how to manage your risk of infections.