Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: when NSAIDs fail

  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • November 1995,
  • 62
  • (6)
  • 351-359;

ABSTRACT

SUMMARY Methotrexate has become the agent of choice for rheumatoid arthritis that does not respond to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In appropriately selected patients and with diligent monitoring, methotrexate in low weekly doses is effective and has a much better safety profile than was originally perceived.

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