Ledertrexate
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Rheumatrex?;TrexallT
Brand Names: Canada:
Apo-Methotrexate?;ratio-Methotrexate
Uses
- It is used to treat arthritis.
- It is used to treat cancer.
- It is used to treat ectopic pregnancy.
- It is used to treat leukemia.
- It is used to treat psoriasis.
- It is used to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
- It is used to stop graft-versus-host-disease.
- Methotrexate harms cancer cells causing their death.
- It lowers swelling.
- It lowers the body's harmful response to diseases of the immune system.
Dosing
How to take
- Follow how to use as you have been told by your doctor or read the package insert.
- When taken by mouth, this drug is most often only taken once a week. Talk with your doctor to make sure the dose is right.
- How this drug is taken may change based on blood work results, side effects, and how well the drug is working.
- Take on an empty stomach. Take 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.
- It may be given by mouth or as a shot into a muscle, vein, or the fatty part of the skin. A shot may be given into the spinal fluid.
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