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CIMUN Sanitary Alert: Risk of photosensitivity reactions due to use of methotrexate

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: CIMUN SANITARY ALERT: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom Government received a forensic report in 2023 of a case of a photosensitivity reaction in a patient taking methotrexate. This reaction was found to have contributed to the patient's death from secondary infection. Action is needed to protect patients taking methotrexate from serious adverse events.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13618680

Authors: Centro de Información de Medicamentos de la Universidad Nacional, León - Linares, Juan Pablo, Rodriguez, Karla Geraldine, Aponte-Gonzalez, Johanna

Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Language: English

Topic: Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions

Subfield: Toxicology

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893036797

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