By Dr Irwin Lim on February 4, 2018

She’s in her late teens. Reserved, and guarded with her answers. I was trying to work out if she was having any symptoms or signs related to ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 15, 2017

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to pre-filled syringes or pens on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme. So, people who need to use ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 12, 2017

1st post for the year. And this is a plea for your help. Directed to those of you using Methotrexate, especially if you are using Methotrexate by ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 19, 2016

The take-home message from the recent EULAR congress in London for me was that I should be using subcutaneous Methotrexate (MTX) more. There was of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 6, 2016

Oh no. Bad press for Methotrexate. “Worrying rise in accidental overdose of prescription drug methotrexate” was the headline in the Sydney Morning ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on March 25, 2016

It’s always nice to have a new medication for a difficult-to-treat disease. Psoriatic arthritis can be a frustrating disease to control effectively ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 22, 2015

This is a conversation I thought I’d share as it seems to touch on very pertinent concerns. As you know, I write a bit about Methotrexate as it seems ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on December 29, 2014

Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Today, my patient with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis asked ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 16, 2014

My rheumatology colleagues, Phil Robinson (follow him at @philipcrobinson) and Claire Barrett, are passionate about tackling the misinformation ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 2, 2014

I received an email from Kay, which I'm sharing with her permission: "My partner has been taking Methotrexate (Methoblastin) for Psoriasis for an ...