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What is Maintenance of high urinary pH is impoant during methotrexate treatment because: and explain in detail?
Methotrexate is a weak acid and is reabsorbed in acidic urinary pH. Higher plasma concentration may result in toxicity. Therefore, to decrease the reabsorption through renal tubules, high urinary pH must be maintained.