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Re: Methotrexate From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@gmail.com) Mon Apr 30 23:56:50 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: Methotrexate" In reply to: Elrod, Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO: "Re: Methotrexate" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Methotrexate" Gifing methotrexate IM is really easy. Yes you have to figure your dose - but my epocrates has the Body surface area calculator in the MedMath part. So you have height and weight and it gives you the BSA in m2 - you then multiply that times 50mg per m2. The vials I have are 4 cc for 100mg. Most everyone comes to between 75 - 90 mg - or 3 to 4 cc. You draw it up and give the IM dose. If you don't trust the nurses to do the math - then you do it and the nurse can draw it up and give it. I believe my cost for the MTX is about $8 per 100mg vial. Jaonne At Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Elrod, Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO wrote: > >Actually, I was apparently wrong. It is not a cost issue as I am told >both are very inexpensive. It is a handling issue with the injectable >needing special training to both make the dose and administer the dose. > >Glen > -- Joanne Bulley, MD, FACOG Solo gyn Keene, NH USA Previous message: Raymond Stephen: "Re: Methotrexate" In reply to: Elrod, Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO: "Re: Methotrexate" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Methotrexate"

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