- Leucovorin Uses, Side Effects Warnings - Drugs. com
What is leucovorin? Leucovorin is a form of folic acid Folic acid helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer Folic acid is present in many foods such as dried beans, peas, oranges, spinach, and others
- Leucovorin (oral route, intravenous route, injection route)
Leucovorin is used as an antidote to the harmful effects of methotrexate (a cancer medicine) that is given in high doses It is used also to prevent or treat certain kinds of anemia Leucovorin acts the same way in the body as folic acid, which may be low in these patients
- Leucovorin Tablets: Uses Side Effects - Cleveland Clinic
What is this medication? LEUCOVORIN (loo koe VOR in) prevents side effects from certain medications, such as methotrexate It works by increasing folate levels This helps protect healthy cells in your body The timing of this medication is important Follow your care team's instructions
- Leucovorin (Wellcovorin) - Uses, Side Effects, and More
Find patient medical information for Leucovorin (Wellcovorin) on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings, and user ratings
- Leucovorin: Colon Cancer Uses, Side Effects, Dosage
Leucovorin is a medication used to reduce the toxic effects of methotrexate and drugs that work by blocking the activity of vitamin B9 (folic acid antagonists) Leucovorin is used in combination with fluorouracil (5FU) in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
- Leucovorin Calcium - NCI - National Cancer Institute
Leucovorin calcium is also used to prevent and treat the toxic effects of high-dose methotrexate when used to treat osteosarcoma and other types of cancer It is also used to treat overdoses of methotrexate or other folic acid antagonists
- Leucovorin: Side Effects, Uses, Dosage, Interactions, Warnings
Leucovorin is a prescription medication used to treat Methotrexate Overdose, High Dose Methotrexate Rescue, Megaloblastic Anemia Due to Folate Deficiency, Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma (with 5FU), Methanol Poisoning, and Trimethoprim Toxicity
- What Is Leucovorin, the Cancer Drug the FDA Is Moving to . . . - Prevention
Experts talk through what you need to know about the drug leucovorin, including the studies and data available, risks, and other considerations
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