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If i have lupus and primary billary chirrosis, will methotrexate help both?
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Possible, but....: If you take mtx, make sure it is prescribed subcutaneously, since avoids high-concentration-first pass through your liver. Other options are pulsing with dexamethasone, taking oral hysdroxycholoroquine, oral gold, cellcept, (mycophenolate mofetil) and benlysta. This an issue for rheumatology and gastroenterology practitioners.
Answered 12/9/2013
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