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Daily methotrexate can be lethal!

December 31, 2016 By Dr. William Simonson

Daily methotrexate can be lethal!

William Simonson, PharmD, CGP, FASCP Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA This month’s column focuses on the serious, and often lethal, medication error involving methotrexate tablets mistakenly being administered once a day rather than once a week. As I will describe, it is a problem that is well-studied, well-understood and thoroughly documented by clinicians whoRead More >

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: methotrexate

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