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What is Leucovorin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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See also: CALGB 9251

Leucovorin is a vitamin derivative. This medication is used to prevent or treat the toxicities of medications known as folic acid antagonists including methotrexate, trimethoprim, pyrimethamine.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Treat side effects of another treatment 27 12
Rheumatoid arthritis 12 4
Osteosarcoma 6 0
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) 5 0
Colon cancer 4 0
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 0

Show all 18 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 166 patients that have taken Leucovorin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 15

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Leucovorin

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Leucovorin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 4
Did not seem to work 3
Doctor's advice 2
Expense 1
Other 1
Personal research 1
Side effects too severe 1
See all 14 patients who've stopped taking Leucovorin

Duration

Stopped taking Leucovorin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 3
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 13
Usually 3
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 16
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 5
Not specified 12

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Leucovorin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Chemotherapy 1
Folic Acid (Folic Acid Prescription) 1

Patients stopped taking Leucovorin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Apremilast (Otezla) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Leucovorin.