Re: Methotrexate
From: R. Daniel Braun (rd.braun@gmail.com)
Mon Apr 30 11:52:47 2007
So it looks like therre is a higher number o fpatients requiring 2 or 3
courses of treatment. The total number of pregnancies is way too small to
conclude that.
Steve,
Publish your data!
Dan
On 4/29/07, art fougner, md <evsono@pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jun;186(6):1192-5.
> Oral methotrexate for treatment of ectopic pregnancy.
> Lipscomb GH, Meyer NL, Flynn DE, Peterson M, Ling FW.
>
> Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health
> Science Center, Memphis, USA.
>
> OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate oral methotrexate
> tablets in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Patients
> with a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy were offered oral methotrexate
> tablets rather that intramuscular injection. Oral methotrexate was
> given in 2 divided doses 2 hours apart at a dose of 60 mg/m(2) with
> standard 2.5 mg methotrexate tablets. Patients were followed up with
> the use of the same protocol that was used typically for intramuscular
> methotrexate. RESULTS: Nineteen of 22 patients (86%) were successfully
> treated. There was no statistical difference between patients who were
> treated successfully or unsuccessfully, with respect to initial human
> chorionic gonadotropin titers (P =.55), ectopic size (P =.77), or
> methotrexate dose (P =.18). Nineteen of 22 patients (86%) had increased
> pain during treatment. Outside of pain, gastrointestinal side effects
> were the most common. Thirty-two percent of patients required more than
> one treatment cycle. CONCLUSION: Oral methotrexate can be used to treat
> ectopic pregnancy successfully, but there are few advantages to
> recommend its use over intramuscular methotrexate.
>
> Art
>
> At Sun, 29 Apr 2007, R. Daniel Braun wrote:
> >
> >Steve,
> >Give us a reference ofr that. OR put all your data together and publish
> it.
> >Dan
> >
> >On 4/29/07, Raymond Stephen <stephen.raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes I have used oral exclusively in the last decade. The dose is the
> >> same, but be aware that it is available in small dose tablets (I think
> 2 or
> >> 2.5mg), so ensure that he stocks the larger dose tablets otherwise your
> >> patients have to swallow 20 tablets at a time!
> >>
> >> Steve Raymond
> >>
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> >> *From:* ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] *On Behalf Of
> *Elrod,
> >> ------------------------------
> >> Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO
> >> ------------------------------
> >> *Sent:* Friday, 27 April 2007 6:47 PM
> >> ------------------------------
> >> *To:* Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> >> *Subject:* Methotrexate
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any experience with ORAL methotrexate for treatment of
> >> ectopic pregnancy? Our pharmacist is looking to try and get away from
> >> having to stock IM methotrexate.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Glen
> >>
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Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indiana U. School of Medicine
R. Daniel Braun
"The way to health is an aromatic bath and scented massage everyday".
Hippocrates
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