For years, the only medication Jayla has taken to help with her severe knee pain is an NSAID. She has just been diagnosed with cancer and is to be treated with, among other agents, methotrexate. What is the potential interaction between the methotrexate and the NSAID?

For years, the only medication Jayla has taken to help with her severe knee pain is an NSAID. She has just been diagnosed with cancer and is to be treated with, among other agents, methotrexate. What is the potential interaction between the methotrexate and the NSAID?


potentiation and increased risk of adverse effects of the NSAID

decreased effectiveness of methotrexate

potentiation and increased risk of methotrexate toxicity

decreased effectiveness of the NSAID


Answer: potentiation and increased risk of methotrexate toxicity