Why Would a Patient with a Prescription for Methotrexate Also

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why would a patient with a prescription for methotrexate also be prescribed leucovorin?

• A)To decrease nausea
• B)To increase appetite
• C)To provide folate in a usable form
• D)To provide iron in a usable form

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