Methotrexat 2.5 mg Tablet 50pcs

Product Description:

• Methotrexate contains the active ingredient methotrexate.
• Methotrexate is a cytotoxic agent (antimetabolite) that affects the formation of new cells and inhibits the activity of the immune system (immunosuppressive agent).

Methotrexate is used to treat:

• Active rheumatoid arthritis ( arthritis ) in adult patients.
• Severe resistant and disabling psoriasis, in patients who have not improved with other forms of treatment such as light therapy, PUVA and retinoids.
• Severe psoriatic arthritis in adult patients.
• Your doctor can explain to you how Methotrexate can help for your particular condition.

How To Use:

• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
• Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
• Take Methotrexate once a week.
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis , psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis will usually take the tablets by mouth once a week on the same day of the week.
• Do not take the tablets more often than your doctor has told you.
• Daily use can lead to serious poisoning , including death.
• Take the tablets with a glass of water while sitting or standing.

Recommended dose:

Rheumatoid arthritis:

• The recommended dose is 7.5 mg-15 mg by mouth, once a week.

Psoriasis:

• The recommended dose is 7.5 mg-15 mg by mouth, once a week.
• Take Methotrexate tablets only once a week .

Warnings And Precautions:

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using Methotrexate  if you have or have had any of the following:

• If you have/have had liver or kidney disease.
• If you are using any other medicines or vitamin preparations.
• If you have ulcers in the stomach or intestines (ulcers or ulcerative colitis ).
• If you have a bad general condition.
• If you have received any vaccines recently or it is time to receive a vaccine.
• If you have inactive, long-term infections (e.g. Tuberculosis , hepatitis B or C, shingles [ herpes zoster ]).
• If you have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (diabetes).
• If you have problems with lung function.
• If you are seriously overweight
• If you have an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen or the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall ( ascites , pleural effusions )
• If you are dehydrated or suffer from a condition that leads to dehydration (e.g. Dehydration as a result of vomiting, diarrhea or inflammation of the mouth or lips)

Ingredients:

• The active ingredient is methotrexate.
• Each tablet contains 2.5 mg methotrexate.