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    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...
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    Folate (redirect from Folic Acid)
    folinic acid, folacin, and pteroylglutamic acid. Historic names included L. ⁠casei factor, vitamin Bc and vitamin M. The terms folate and folic acid have...
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    by folate, the cerebral deficiency remains and must be treated with folinic acid. Folate deficiency can occur during pregnancy as a result of the increasing...
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  • chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer, made up of the drugs folinic acid (leucovorin, FOL), fluorouracil (5-FU, F), and oxaliplatin (Eloxatin...
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    Oxaliplatin is used for treatment of colorectal cancer, typically along with folinic acid (leucovorin) and fluorouracil in a combination known as FOLFOX or along...
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    or threatened, treatment consists of pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, and folinic acid for 4–6 weeks. Prednisone is sometimes used to decrease inflammation...
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  • treatment of colorectal cancer. It is made up of the following drugs: FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative with multiple applications, which...
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    needed. During pregnancy, spiramycin or pyrimethamine/sulfadiazine and folinic acid may be used for treatment. Up to half of the world's population is infected...
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    February 2020. Pyrimethamine is typically given with a sulfonamide and folinic acid. It is used for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, actinomycosis, and isosporiasis...
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    by folate, the cerebral deficiency remains and must be treated with folinic acid. Success depends on early initiation of treatment and treatment for a...
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    Toxoplasma gondii Dapsone, pyrimethamine, and folinic acid Atovaquone, pyrimethamine, and folinic acid Mycobacterium avium complex disease Azithromycin...
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    deficiency have marked improvements in their clinical status when taking folinic acid. A series of five children with cerebral folate deficiency and low functioning...
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  • The chemotherapy regimen is made up of the following four drugs: FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative that modulates/potentiates/reduces...
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  • the chemical transformation of folic acid into its active form, folinic acid, this can be treated by folinic acid given at 20–200 mg daily. Due to variances...
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  • pancreatic cancer. It is made up of the following four drugs: FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative that enhances the effects of 5-fluorouracil...
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    folinic acid. However, this agent was not always sufficient at preventing kidney failure due to methotrexate. Glucarpidase also degrades folinic acid...
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  • factor, gene of Neurospora crassa Fluorouracil (5-FU), and leucovorin (folinic acid), a chemotherapy regimen Follicular lymphoma in medicine Frontal lobe...
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    hemodiafiltration to remove methanol and formate from the blood. Folinic acid or folic acid is also administered to enhance the metabolism of formate. There...
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  • liver or kidney disease. It works by blocking malaria's ability to use folinic acid. Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine was initially approved for medical use in...
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  • the cerebrospinal fluid despite being normal in serum. Treatment with folinic acid can in some cases alleviate the associated symptoms and partially correct...
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  • similar in principle. Both consist of 3 medicinal drugs: a) Leucovorin (= folinic acid = calcium folinate), b) 5-Fluorouracil (= 5-FU), and c) Oxaliplatin....
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  • the class of vitamin A vitamers which include retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and provitamin carotenoids such as beta-carotene among others. Vitamers...
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  • levomefolic acid. This deviation can be detected by measuring the levels of levomefolic acid in the cerebrospinal fluid, and can be corrected by folinic acid. Aromatic...
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  • cancers, consisting of concurrent treatment with irinotecan, leucovorin (folinic acid), and fluorouracil. It is similar to the FOLFIRI regimen and uses the...
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    cerebral folate deficiency, the use of folinic acid for treatment may be contraindicated due to excess levels of folinic acid in the organism of patients. The...
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  • leucovorin (folinic acid), oxaliplatin, docetaxel esophageal cancer, gastric cancer FOLFIRI fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin (folinic acid), irinotecan...
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    the (8 September 2010). "Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Fluorouracil Plus Folinic Acid vs Gemcitabine Following Pancreatic Cancer Resection: A Randomized Controlled...
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    Folate Deficiency, Folate Receptor Alpha Autoantibodies and Leucovorin (Folinic Acid) Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"...
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    have shown that these neurodevelopmental disorders can be treated with folinic acid. SLC19A1 ONX-0801 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000110195 – Ensembl...
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    the chemical transformation of folic acid into its active form, folinic acid, this can be treated by folinic acid given at 20–200 mg daily. Lagrange et...
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