Which medication is commonly used as an immunosuppressive for lupus management?

Which medication is commonly used as an immunosuppressive for lupus management?

• A. Methotrexate
• B. Amoxicillin
• C. Acetaminophen
• D. Insulin

Answer: (A)

Immunosuppressive therapy aims to calm the overactive immune response in lupus to reduce inflammation and prevent organ damage. Methotrexate is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug used as an immunosuppressant in systemic lupus erythematosus; it hampers immune cell proliferation and lowers inflammatory activity, making it helpful for joint involvement and skin disease and often allowing lower steroid doses. The other options do not suppress the immune system: amoxicillin is an antibiotic for infections, acetaminophen provides pain/fever relief without affecting immunity, and insulin manages blood sugar in diabetes.

Immunosuppressive therapy aims to calm the overactive immune response in lupus to reduce inflammation and prevent organ damage. Methotrexate is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug used as an immunosuppressant in systemic lupus erythematosus; it hampers immune cell proliferation and lowers inflammatory activity, making it helpful for joint involvement and skin disease and often allowing lower steroid doses. The other options do not suppress the immune system: amoxicillin is an antibiotic for infections, acetaminophen provides pain/fever relief without affecting immunity, and insulin manages blood sugar in diabetes.