By Dr Irwin Lim on February 12, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist An international task force, comprising of prominent rheumatologists, a health economist, an infectious disease ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 20, 2013

If you've been a reader of this blog, you'll know that Methotrexate is a go-to drug for rheumatologists (read the reasons why). It's considered safe, ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 22, 2013

I started a couple of patients on Methotrexate (MTX) today and did so the previous workday. I'm very likely to have to explain the drug tomorrow. ...

By Dr Robert Russo on July 15, 2013

Recently there have been a few cases in which patients of mine have been referred for orthopaedic procedures in the context of active Rheumatoid ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on June 23, 2013

I was asked this question on Friday, I was asked earlier in the week, I've been asked before and I'm sure I'll be asked again. Methotrexate, as the ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on March 17, 2013

I recently took a call from a patient I had just commenced on Methotrexate (at a low dose of 10mg once a week). She was worried by what a ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 27, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Methotrexate would sit somewhere in the top 5 list of prescriptions I initiate. I spend lots of time talking about ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 14, 2012

I wrote "In my hands, Methotrexate is NOT chemotherapy" after a twitter conversation with @fridawrites and @RheumEpi. It was a message that I have ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 10, 2012

Methotrexate is a very useful medication. Rheumatologists would all agree. We use it for rheumatoid arthritis and many other types of autoimmune ...