Noun: methotrexate sodium
- Toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
"methotrexate sodium helped manage the patient's severe psoriasis";
- methotrexate, amethopterin
Type of: antimetabolite, immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor
Encyclopedia: Methotrexate sodium