The purpose of this alert is to highlight that patient harm and death have occurred in New Zealand when the weekly dosing schedule of methotrexate is inadvertently prescribed, dispensed or administered as an incorrect daily dose.
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The purpose of this alert is to highlight that patient harm and death have occurred in New Zealand when the weekly dosing schedule of methotrexate is inadvertently prescribed, dispensed or administered as an incorrect daily dose.