Comparing Methotrexate vs Tacrolimus
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| Methotrexate | Tacrolimus |
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Prescription only
Methotrexate may be considered for the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), mycosis fungoides, and certain cancers, such as ALL or... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Organ Transplant - Rejection Reversal, Organ Transplant - Rejection Prophylaxis, Graft Versus Host Disease, Crohn's Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome. Tacrolimus may also be used for... View more |
Related suggestions Graft Versus Host Disease
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| More about Methotrexate | More about Tacrolimus | ||||||||||||||||
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Methotrexate has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 339 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
Tacrolimus has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 50 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Methotrexate side effects |
View all Tacrolimus side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Jylamvo, Methotrexate LPF Sodium, Otrexup, Rasuvo, Trexall, Xatmep | Astagraf XL, Envarsus XR, Prograf | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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15 hours |
21.2 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 733 drugs are known to interact with Methotrexate:
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A total of 884 drugs are known to interact with Tacrolimus:
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December 07, 1953 |
April 08, 1994 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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