Mercaptopurine Questions

Has anyone taking 6mp (mercaptopurine) experienced occasional memory deficits?

Posted 2 days 15 hours ago • 0 answers •

Is there any relationship between mercaptopurine and Pentasa used concurrently for over 10 years to?

... treat Crohn's disease and the development of a painful bilateral lower limb peripheral neuropathy?

Posted 13 Dec 2011 • 0 answers •

Can you get the pneumonia vaccine while on mercaptopurine for crohn disease?

Posted 25 Oct 2011 • 1 answer •

Crohn's Disease - my son is taking Mercaptopurine, does this cause sterility in men longterm?

My son is 14 years old and has had crohns for 2 years. He is on a number of meds including mercaptopurine. I have researched this drug and found that it causes sterility in men. Does anyone know what ...

Posted 26 Sep 2011 • 1 answer •

Can mercaptopurine affect the liver enzymes? How can they turn around?

Posted 19 Jun 2011 • 1 answer •

Can 5 mls of mercaptopurine hurt a 2 year if taken accidently?

Posted 30 May 2011 • 1 answer •

Mercaptopurine - have now stopped, will the joint and muscle pain go away, anyone else have this?

When taking mercatopurine I had excruciating joint and muscle pain all over my body. I have been off this med for 3 wks and the pain is still in my hands although not as bad, it's tolerable. ...

Posted 18 Nov 2010 • 1 answer •

Is there any interaction between mercaptopurine and birth control pills?

Posted 11 Sep 2010 • 1 answer •

Has anyone used Asacol and Mercaptopurine for moderate to severe colitis? What results?

I have been on Asacol since Jan 09. In May while 5 mos pregnant I became very anemic and had a blood transfusion and put on Prednisone. Since thenmy doctor has tried weining me off the Prednisone, ...

Posted 13 May 2010 • 1 answer •

Has anyone had problems with headache taking mercaptopurine?

I took for 14 days. Headache developed day 3. Day 12 I reduced dose to 50 mg from 100. I stopped taking day 14. Day 15 I still have slight headache. I am hoping by tomorrow it will be gone. ...

Posted 7 Dec 2009 • 1 answer •

Crohn's Disease -- Maintenance - Has anyone used Mercaptopurine for Chrohn's maintenance?

Posted 7 Oct 2009 • 4 answers •

I am trying to find out if any pharmaceutical company manufactures mercaptopurine without lactose as

... a binding agent. My son will be in need of taking 75 mg daily for his A.L.L. and he unfortunately also has Galactosemia.

Posted 2 Jun 2009 • 1 answer •