Methotrexate: Optimizing the Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 151 - 158
Published: May 25, 2011
Abstract
Methotrexate (MTX) is currently the most frequently used drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The drug had been synthesized in 1948 and first tests to treat patients with psoriasis and RA were published in 1951. However, until the 1980s there was only limited use of MTX in the treatment of RA. Since the 1990s MTX is the disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) of first choice for the treatment of RA in most countries...
Paper Details
Title
Methotrexate: Optimizing the Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published Date
May 25, 2011
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
151 - 158
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