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My mom, 60, is on methotrex 10 mg per week and leflunomide 10 mg/day for her r.a. for 1 year. does she require folinic acid or is folate (folic acid) 5mg/day ok?

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Folic acid ok!: She will do fine with the folic acid! 10mg of mtx is a low dose. By the way, recent paper suggested that the drugs your mom takes very effective for ra. Just read it today!

Dr Samuel agreed

Answered 2/27/2015

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One mg daily: Folic acid dose is 1 mg daily. Any higher dose just gets excreted in the urine.

Answered 2/27/2015

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