Leucovorin 50mg Injection
Prescription Required
Uses of Leucovorin Injection
Side effects of Leucovorin Injection
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Leucovorin
- Nausea
- Acute toxicity
- Rash
- Upset stomach
- Hives
How to use Leucovorin Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Leucovorin Injection works
Leucovorin calcium belongs to the class of medications called as folic acid analogues. It works by protecting healthy cells from the effects of methotrexate, while allowing it to enter and kill cancerous cells. .
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Leucovorin 50mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.
Breast feeding
There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.
Driving
There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.
Kidney
There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.
Liver
There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.
All substitutes
For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
No substitutes found for this medicine
Quick tips
- Administer leucovorin calcium 24 hours after beginning of methotrexate infusion.
- Do not take more than 25 mg of oral dose.
- Tell your doctor if you are or planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
- Do not take if patient is allergic to leucovorin calcium or any of its ingredients.
- Do not given to patient with history of anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Do not given to patient with build-up of fluid in the chest cavity or the stomach area or kidney disease.
- Do not given to patient taking fluorouracil.
Fact Box
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
VITAMINS MINERALS NUTRIENTS
Patient concerns
FAQs
Q. What is leucovorin calcium, its use and its mechanism of action?
Leucovorin calcium is a form of folic acid, a vitamin, which is used as antidote to toxic effects of drugs such as methotrexate, pyrimethamine, or trimethoprim. Leucovorin is also used to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy by helping body to produce and maintain new cells.
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Address: Fresenius Kabi AG , Else-Kröner-Straße 1 , 61352 Bad Homburg , Germany
Country of origin: India
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