What are the different brands of methotrexate?

The different brands of methotrexate are Jylamvo, Otrexup, Rasuvo, Trexall, and Xatmep.

Methotrexate is a prescription medicine used to treat certain types of cancer, severe psoriasis, and severe rheumatoid arthritis. Methotrexate is available in a number of different dosage forms including subcutaneous injection (auto injector), oral tablets, oral solution, and injection.

Subcutaneous Injection (Auto Injector)

• Otrexup
• Rasuvo

Auto injectors are designed for easy self-administration of a subcutaneous injection into the thigh or abdomen. Methotrexate subcutaneous injection is used once weekly for the treatment of:

• adults with severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when other types of treatment (including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)) have been used and did not work well.
• children with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).
• severe, resistant, disabling psoriasis in adults when other types of treatment have been used and did not work well.

Oral Tablets

• Trexall

Methotrexate oral tablets are used once weekly for the treatment of:

• severe rheumatoid arthritis
• polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA)
• severe psoriasis

Methotrexate oral tablets are also used are used as a course of treatment for patients with certain cancers, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), choriocarcinoma and similar trophoblastic diseases, Burkitt's tumor, and mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma).

Oral Solution

• Xatmep

Xatmep is a ready-to-use oral solution that eliminates the need for needles or the crushing of tablets, allowing for easier dosing in pediatric patients. Xatmep is used for the treatment of:

• children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
• children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).

• Jylamvo

Jylamvo is ready-to-use oral solution providing an alternative treatment option for patients who struggle with swallowing pills. Jylamvo is used for the treatment of:

• adults and children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
• adults with mycosis fungoides
• adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• adults with rheumatoid arthritis
• children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA)
• adults with severe psoriasis.

Injection

• methotrexate (generic)

Methotrexate is also available as an injection and may be administered via the intramuscular, intravenous, intra-arterial or intrathecal routes. Methotrexate injection is used for the treatment of certain cancers, severe psoriasis, adult rheumatoid arthritis, and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

See Methotrexate Dosage