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Methotrexate or dactinomycin
Chemotherapy drugs such as methotrexate and dactinomycin kill rapidly dividing cells. These drugs are given to kill any remaining cells from the molar pregnancy.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
22 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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Please describe the medication: Methotrexate?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Should anticoagulates be taken while taking oral methotrexate?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can methotrexate irritate the bladder lining?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can u take sulfasalazine and methotrexate together?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can a high dose of methotrexate cause constipation?
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A 68-year old female asked:
will rituxan (rituximab) work without taking methotrexate?
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A 42-year old asked:
What happens if taking methotrexate for autoimmune diseases?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Can methocarbamol have a drug interaction with methotrexate?
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A 37-year old asked:
Anyone know what injectable methotrexate (trexall) is used for?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can methotrexate make your white blood count high in your urine?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why does methotrexate lose its effectiveness over a long period time?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it safe to provide hyperbaric oxygen treatment while on methotrexate?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Been in methotrexate for over 2 months and have not had a period since is this normal?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What is a low dose, moderate dose and high dose of methotrexate to start out on for JRA ?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Age 53, taking losartin and jintelli. Can I take methotrexate 10mg for RA with these meds safely?
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A 25-year old female asked:
is there any new treatments for RA that r more effective than methotrexate and less side effect!!?
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A 43-year old asked:
Taking Methotrexate and it says u can die if u take it everyday and it's a cancer chemo drug is this true?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Can you drink alcohol while on methotrexate? And how often do you need to get blood work done while on it?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I'm on 15 mg methotrexate for CTD. Is that a low, average, or higher than average dose or autoimmune disease?
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A 45-year old asked:
Doctor recommended methotrexate and vinblastine. i am just wondering if anybodytook them and how was the side effect?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Why do I need to stop methotrexate & arava (leflunomide) before ALIF surgery? I can't take it for 2 months after, why?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Started Methotrexate on Feb.1st for psoriasis. No luck yet! Any other suggestions that might help. I have MS ...so I'm stuck :(?
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A 28-year old female asked about a female:
Rheumo raised methotrexate from 22.5 to 25. How long does it take to see results from dose increase when treating juvenile arthritis?
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A female asked:
On Methotrexate /weekly injections x 3months.In last week, waking up nightly very nauseated. Could increased liver enzymes cause nausea?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Methotrexate injections and pills didnt work for scleritis and was wondering if Remicade (infliximab) is good medicine for the scletitis?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I'm having a medical abortion, I've already received the methotrexate shot (haven't taken the pills yet) I'm anemic, how dangerous is this?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Why do you think Methotrexate has greatly improved my fatigue & dizziness?does that mean there had to be inflammation causing these symptoms?
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A 27-year old female asked:
6y/o will JIA NSAIDs failed to work now on methotrexate but having a lot of side effects. Is there another medicine that works well with JIA?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have ank spon and was taking meloxicam with my methotrexate but it gave me severe nausea are there alternatives. Does the metho actually help?
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A 28-year old female asked about a female:
Is it better to be on 25mg methotrexate injections (53pounds) or lower dose of methotrexate along with a biological in treating juvenile arthritis?
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