Methotrexate, sold under the brand name Methoblastin, is an antifolate drug, which means it inhibits the activation of folic acid in the body. It is taken once per week to treat a range of conditions.

Methotrexate belongs to a class of drugs known as antimetabolites and will be sold under the Elite Laboratories, Inc. label. IQVIA reported annual sales of $64.3 million for the twelve months ending ...

Methotrexate injection is indicated for certain cancers as well as for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments. One issue that is unlikely to see resolution this year is the growing ...

Elite, a specialty pharmaceutical company developing niche generic products, has launched generic methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablets. Methotrexate sodium tablets are a dihydrofolate reductase ...

Northvale, New Jersey--(Newsfile Corp. - August 27, 2024) - Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: ELTP) ("Elite" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing niche generic products, ...

Millions of Americans rely on this drug, but a few kitchen habits can quietly undermine it.

Many U.S. states have implemented bans or restrictions on abortion, including those conducted via medication, following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But some medications that ...

Denise Johnston stood in line at the pharmacy to pick up her monthly prescription of methotrexate, which she takes to relieve pain from her psoriatic arthritis. A month earlier, Johnston, 49, picked ...

People taking methotrexate should avoid alcohol because it can increase the risk of liver damage. Some NSAIDs like aspirin should not be taken with methotrexate due to possible harmful effects on the ...

People with RA who stop taking methotrexate treatment for just two weeks after they have a seasonal flu shot can improve the vaccine's efficacy without increasing RA disease activity, according to new ...

Giving a generic anti-inflammatory drug widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis to people who previously had a heart attack or stroke worked no better than placebo in preventing another ...

Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2007;3(1):26-34. Slow transport via folate receptor (lower affinity for methotrexate than for folic acid) Increased drug efflux via ATP-binding cassette (ABC) subfamily ...