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Who should take Mepron?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Pharmacy
Mepron is intended for people with have Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly P. carinii) pneumonia (PCP), who do not tolerate the other drugs for PCP. It works by inhibiting the formation of pyrimidine, which kills the pneumocystis organisms.

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