PHARMACISTS play an important role in helping to reduce consumer anxiety about potential toxicity, managing side effects and reinforcing the benefits of low-dose methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, says NPS MedicineWide.
The organisation is offering pharmacists a free interdisciplinary discussion webinar 'Getting the facts right about methotrexate' to be run 12 Apr 7.00 to 8.00 pm AEST.
NPS says that persistence with methotrexate therapy by people with rheumatoid arthritis is variable -- due partly to misconceptions about the medicine.- nps.org.au.
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