Methotrexate (MTX) remains a cornerstone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, despite the advent of newer biologic therapies, because of its long-term efficacy and safety. However ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Methotrexate is the first-line treatment for most people with moderate to severe ...

Daily oral treatment with T-614, a member of the methanesulfonanilide family of cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors, might be an alternative to weekly methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Rates of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) were doubled in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes the immune system, which normally fights infection, to attack healthy joints.

Higher MTX-PG concentrations were associated with improved disease activity among patients with RA receiving MTX therapy, though they were also linked to hepatotoxicity.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic ... as well as to control inflammation to some degree. Methotrexate (MTX), an older oral DMARD, remains the gold standard of treatment and is included ...

While biologic treatments do not cure rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they can slow ... may give you a biologic alongside or in place of methotrexate, an anti-rheumatic. Taking a biologic with ...

Methotrexate sodium 2.5mg; scored tabs. Be fully familiar with this drug's toxicity before use. Obtain baseline and monitor CBCs for myelosuppression, and hepatic, renal and pulmonary function ...

A Cleveland Clinic rheumatology doctor and a patient reveal what differentiates the signs of rheumatoid arthritis, which ...