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Rheumatology Flashcards

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How should folic acid be prescribed for patients taking methotrexate?

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5 mg once weekly, dose to be taken on a different day to methotrexate dose

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Methotrexate: Side effects

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mucositis
myelosuppression
pneumonitis
pulmonary fibrosis
liver fibrosis
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Methotrexate: Reproduction

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  • Women should avoid pregnancy for at least 6 months after treatment has stopped
  • Men using methotrexate need to use effective contraception for at least 6 months after treatment
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Methotrexate: Monitoring

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‘FBC and renal and LFTs before starting treatment and repeated weekly until therapy stabilised, thereafter patients should be monitored every 2-3 months’

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Methotrexate: Treatment for toxicity

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the treatment of choice is folinic acid

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