Methotrexate

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• Synonyms

  • MTX

• Effects

  • Drug toxic to lung
  • Macrocytosis
  • Drug-induced hepatitis
  • Drug nephrotoxicity
  • Ototoxicity

• Parents

  • Folate antagonist drug
  • Disease modifying antirheumatic drug
  • Dermatological drug

• Treats

  • Psoriasis
  • Psoriatic arthropathy
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Mycosis fungoides
  • Choriocarcinoma

• Description

  • "10% of chronic users develop pulmonary sideffects"