Methotrexate

Does Folic Acid Reduce the Toxicity of Methotrexate?

When used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, low-dose methotrexate may cause adverse effects related to folate antagonism and/or folate deficiency.
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Folate supplementation and methotrexate treatment in RA: a review

Objectives. The folate antagonist methotrexate (MTX) has become established as the most commonly used disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but is commonly discontinued due to adverse effects. Adverse effects are thought to be mediated via folate…
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Folic Acid with Methotrexate: the Debate

Folic acid & methotrexate: a tug of war Methotrexate is the most common medicine used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, some say it is still a mystery exactly how it works. Several sources I’ve read say that, because methotrexate is a folate…
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