Methotrexate sodium 2.5mg; scored tabs. Be fully familiar with this drug's toxicity before use. Obtain baseline and monitor CBCs for myelosuppression, and hepatic, renal and pulmonary function ...

Initially 12g/m 2 IV infusion over 4 hours; may be increased to 15g/m 2; see literature for leucovorin rescue dosing with high-dose methotrexate. Be fully familiar with this drug's toxicity before ...

“Cytotoxic” means toxic to cells. Although it’s often administered through an IV, methotrexate is also available in pill form. Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that works by ...

Daily oral treatment with T-614, a member of the methanesulfonanilide family of cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors, might be an alternative to weekly methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Even writing — her job — was painful. Her rheumatologist prescribed her methotrexate pills twice a week, a drug that more than 1 million patients in the US take, and she started to feel better.

The shortage of pediatric cancer drugs is a growing concern for families and healthcare providers, with critical medications, like injectable methotrexate and leucovrin, increasingly hard to ...

The team will check if a two-week drug holiday timed to vaccination will help. A previous study from Korea showed that a fortnight's break from methotrexate immediately after the flu vaccine ...