Summary of findings: Folic acid vs placebo
Stomatitis / mouth sores (incidence) · Patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
Folic acid showed no clear difference in stomatitis / mouth sores (incidence) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.9 [0.53, 1.54]2 studies · 302 participantsModerate