Leucovorin Calcium (Folinic Acid)

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Antidote for methotrexate and folic acid antagonists.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Pernicious anaemia and megaloblastic anaemia secondary to the lack of Vit B12.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Undiagnosed megaloblastic anaemia, folate dependent tumors.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Nausea, pyrexia, vomiting, urticaria, anaphylactic reactions.

Drug Category/Class

Leucovorin Calcium (folinic Acid) has 33 Brands listed


Biovorin (15 mg)Biovorin (50 mg)
Calcium Folinate (50 mg)Calcium Folinate Inj (15 mg)
Calcium Folinate Inj (3 mg)Cevoric C (15 mg)
Cevoric C (3 mg)Cevoric C (50 mg)
Covorin (15 mg)Covorin (3 mg)
Covorin (50 mg)Ferbon Korea (15 mg)
Ferbon Korea (3 mg)Leucovorin (15 mg)
Leucovorin (3 mg)Leucovorin (50 mg)
Leucovorin Calcium (15 mg)Leucovorin Calcium (3 mg)
Leucovorin Calcium (50 mg)Leuget
Lucal (15 mg)Lucal (50 mg)
Neovorin (10 mg)Neovorin (15 mg)
Neovorin (7.5 mg)Nyrin (15 mg)
Nyrin (3 mg)Nyrin (50 mg)
Nyrin Inj (15 mg)Recovorin (50 mg)
Recovorin Inj (15 mg)Recovorin Tab (15 mg)
Unifolin (15 mg)

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