Leucovorin
Leucovorin (leucovorin) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Leucovorin was first approved as Leucovorin calcium on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat folic acid deficiency and megaloblastic anemia in the USA.
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Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
|---|---|
| hemic and lymphatic diseases | D006425 |
| nutritional and metabolic diseases | D009750 |
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Leucovorin (discontinued: Leucovorin, Wellcovorin)
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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 | 2025-09-29 |
| paxlyte | unapproved drug other | 2024-12-19 |
| pyrimethamine leucovorin | unapproved drug other | 2015-11-30 |
Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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| folic acid deficiency | EFO_0001070 | D005494 | E53.8 |
| megaloblastic anemia | — | D000749 | D53.1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis | D001172 | EFO_0000685 | M06.9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Arthritis | D001168 | EFO_0005856 | M05-M14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pancreatic neoplasms | D010190 | EFO_0003860 | C25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Colorectal neoplasms | D015179 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ovarian neoplasms | D010051 | EFO_0003893 | C56 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Neoplasms | D009369 | — | C80 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lung neoplasms | D008175 | — | C34.90 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Toxoplasmosis | D014123 | EFO_0007517 | B58 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Infections | D007239 | EFO_0000544 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sickle cell anemia | D000755 | EFO_0000697 | D57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Yin deficiency | D016710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 58-05-9 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1679 |
| ChEBI ID | 15640 |
| PubChem CID | 6006 |
| DrugBank | DB03256 |
| UNII ID | RPR1R4C0P4 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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