Letter to AIM - Folic Acid and MTX in RA

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ls of Internal Medicine

1 January 1996

Letter

B. Shiroky, MD

" Folic Acid and Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis " :

... Before we embrace folic acid therapy over leucovorin therapy because

of its reduced cost (between $6.00 and $20.00 a month), the comparative

efficacy of folic acid over leucovorin must be proven. From the

standpoint of convenience, taking a half tablet or one tablet of

leucovorin 24 hours after methotrexate administration seems acceptable

compared with taking one or more folic acid tablets daily for 5 days

beginning 48 hours after methotrexate administration.

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/124/1_Part_1/73-b

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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s Hopkins Medicine

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