Trexall Side Effects

• nausea
• vomiting
• stomach pain
• drowsiness
• dizziness
• headache
• bleeding gums
• blurred vision

Warnings & Recalls for Trexall

• Trexall can cause serious side effects, even death, and should only be used for the treatment of serious, life-threatening  diseases that are not treatable with other medications.
• Patients taking Trexall for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis may not see an improvement in their symptoms until up to 3 to 6 weeks after taking this medication.
• Those taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should not take Trexall, as this combination can interfere with the body's absorption of certain chemicals, and result in liver or kidney toxicity.
• Patients who are pregnant, wanting to become pregnant, or breastfeeding should not take Trexall as this medication can cause serious side effects in nursing infants or unformed fetuses.

Trexall Treatment and Use

Trexall | methotrexate is an antimetabolite medication manufactured by Duramed Pharmaceuticals as an oral tablet. Trexall works to inhibit the growth of abnormal cells, such as cancerous cells, or skin cells. It has also been shown to decrease the symptoms of inflammation by interfering with the activity of the immune system.

Trexall | methotrexate has been approved for the treatment of

• Psoriasis that is not treatable with other medications
• Severe rheumatoid arthritis when combined with other medications
• Diseases that develop due to an overactive immune system, such as Crohn’s disease

Trexall has also been used in treating the following types of cancer

• breast cancer
• skin cancer
• lymphoma
• cancer of the head and neck
• lung cancer
• leukemia
• gynecologic cancer

Other Names for Trexall

• Trexall

• Methotrexate

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