Frequency of methotrexate intolerance in rheumatoid arthritis patients using methotrexate intolerance severity score (MISS questionnaire)

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 1341 - 1345
• Main Authors: Fatimah, Nibah, Salim, Babur, Nasim, Amjad, Hussain, Kamran, Gul, Harris, Niazi, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - chemically induced; Antirheumatic Agents - adverse effects; Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Brief Report; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fatigue - chemically induced; Female; Humans; Intolerance; Medicine & Public Health; Methotrexate; Methotrexate - adverse effects; Methotrexate - therapeutic use; Nausea; Nausea - chemically induced; Questionnaires; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vomiting; Vomiting - chemically induced; Methotrexate dose; Methotrexate; Concomitant DMARD therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Methotrexate intolerance severity score

The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of methotrexate intolerance in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients by applying the methotrexate intolerance severity score (MISS) questionnaire and to see the effect of dose and concomitant use of other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (D...