Mexate (100 mg) [Methotrexate]

Drug brand Mexate (100 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd). The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Methotrexate. This drug comes in the form of Injection. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 2 ml and is priced at Rs 69.25 (arround $0.9695 US Dollar)

Generic :	Methotrexate
Pharma Company :	Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd)
Brand Label :	Mexate (100 mg)
Preparation Type :	Injection
Single Dose :	1 ml
Composition :	Methotrexate-50 mg
Pack Size/Qty/Vol :	2 ml
Price Unit :	Rs 34.63
Price Pack :	Rs 69.25 INR (arround $0.9695 US Dollar)

Drug details for Mexate (100 mg)

Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?

The main active ingredient or salt in Mexate (100 mg) is Methotrexate.

Methotrexate is used to treat severe psoriasis (a skin disease in which red, scaly patches form on some areas of the body) that cannot be controlled by other treatments. Methotrexate is also used along with rest, physical therapy, and sometimes other medications to treat severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA; a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) that cannot be controlled by certain other medications. Methotrexate is also used to treat certain types of cancer including cancers that begin in the tissues that form around a fertilized egg in the uterus, breast cancer, lung cancer, certain cancers of the head and neck, certain types of lymphoma, and leukemia (cancer that begins in the white blood cells). Methotrexate is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. Methotrexate treats cancer by slowing the growth of cancer cells. Methotrexate treats psoriasis by slowing the growth of skin cells to stop scales from forming. Methotrexate may treat rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing the activity of the immune system.

Mexate (100 mg) - Methotrexate - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Mexate (100 mg) - Methotrexate..

Generic Drug Substitutes for : Mexate (100 mg)

There are 0 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Mexate (100 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Methotrexate-50 mg).
Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Methotrexate-50 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one

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