Methotrexate-induced pancytopenia associated with co-prescription of penicillin and trimethoprim [1]

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-135

  Sathi, Navtej ^a   Dawson, Julie ^a  

^a St Helens Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLIN G; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG COMPETITION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG UPTAKE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PANCYTOPENIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUPERINFECTION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; METHOTREXATE; PANCYTOPENIA; PENICILLINS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 33845892124     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0423-y     Document Type: Letter

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