Methotrexate tablets for psoriasis?

Methotrexate

is a synthetic folate analog that inhibits DNA synthesis by competitively inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase and partially inhibits thymidine nucleotide synthase. Methotrexate is used in psoriasis treatment, can significantly improve the patient's uncomfortable symptoms, skin lesions scale reduction, papules become smaller, erythema reduction, so that pustular psoriasis patients with abscess absorption, but also can improve the joint pain symptoms of patients with arthropathy psoriasis, but can not make the deformed or destroyed joints return to normal.

However, it should be noted that methotrexate tablets are an immunosuppressive drug, with certain toxic side effects, patients should be under the guidance of a doctor correctly used.