General description
INN
Methotrexate
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites
Added in 1997
(TRS
882)
for
Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Malignant neoplasms of breast
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
Removed in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites
Added in 2021
(TRS
1035)
for
Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia
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Recommendations
Section
Cytotoxic medicines
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg in vial (as sodium salt)
- Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt)
Indications
Malignant neoplasms of breast
Malignant trophoblastic neoplasms of placenta
Osteosarcoma of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified sites
Lymphoid leukaemia, not elsewhere classified
Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
Unspecified malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified sites
Burkitt lymphoma including Burkitt leukaemia
Section
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- Oral > Solid: 2.5 mg (as sodium salt)
Indications