Leucovorin calcium
Leucovorin (leucovorin calcium) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Leucovorin calcium 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 |
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| hemic and lymphatic diseases | D006425 |
| nutritional and metabolic diseases | D009750 |
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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 | 2025-01-07 |
| paxlyte | unapproved drug other | 2024-12-19 |
| pyrimethamine leucovorin | unapproved drug other | 2015-11-30 |
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Code | Description |
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| J0640 | Injection, leucovorin calcium, per 50 mg |
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| Drug common name | Leucovorin calcium |
| 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.[Ca+2] |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 1492-18-8 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1201138 |
| ChEBI ID | — |
| PubChem CID | 6006 |
| DrugBank | DB00650 |
| UNII ID | RPR1R4C0P4 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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Black-box warning for: Enlyte
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