Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
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hemic and lymphatic diseases | D006425 |
nutritional and metabolic diseases | D009750 |
Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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enbrace hr | unapproved drug other | 2025-01-02 |
enlyte | unapproved drug other | 2022-07-01 |
leucovorin | ANDA | 2014-09-26 |
leucovorin calcium | ANDA | 2025-01-07 |
paxlyte | unapproved drug other | 2024-12-19 |
pyrimethamine leucovorin | unapproved drug other | 2015-11-30 |
Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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folic acid deficiency | EFO_0001070 | D005494 | E53.8 |
megaloblastic anemia | HP_0001889 | D000749 | D53.1 |
Drug common name | Leucovorin |
INN | calcium folinate |
Description | Folinic acid, also known as leucovorin, is a medication used to decrease the toxic effects of methotrexate and pyrimethamine. It is also used in combination with 5-fluorouracil to treat colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer, may be used to treat folate deficiency that results in anemia, and methanol poisoning. It is taken by mouth, injection into a muscle, or injection into a vein.
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Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | — |
Image (chem structure or protein) | |
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | Nc1nc(=O)c2c([nH]1)NCC(CNc1ccc(C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)cc1)N2C=O |
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 58-05-9 |
RxCUI | — |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1679 |
ChEBI ID | 15640 |
PubChem CID | 6006 |
DrugBank | DB03256 |
UNII ID | RPR1R4C0P4 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |