On antibiotics after 1 dose of methotrexate!
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Nikbok
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Hi all, I started taking MTX for rheumatoid arthritis last week, due my 2nd dose today but have 2 fingers infected around the nail so have to postpone MTX and take a 7 day course of antibiotics instead 🤦♀️ Just hoping this isn't going to be a repeated pattern!
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@Nikbok That is unfortunate but I don’t think it would be due to MTX, that takes a long time to take affect, around 3 months. It works by reducing new T cell production, and they take around 3 months to die.
Do note that many antibiotics including penicillin based ones, must not be taken with MTX, with serious side effects. BNF has details. GP would normally check.
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