Red clover causing symptoms suggestive of methotrexate toxicity in a patient on high-dose methotrexate

Menopause International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 133-134

  Orr, Ancel ^a   Parker, Rachel ^b  

^a Foyleside Family Practice Bridge Street Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Menopause

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRESCRIPTION; PSORIASIS; RED CLOVER; VOMITING;

ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES; MENOPAUSE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSORIASIS; TRIFOLIUM; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84890186274     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754045313502473     Document Type: Article

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