ISOVORIN

This brand name is authorized in Japan, Spain, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug ISOVORIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII 990S25980Y - LEVOLEUCOVORIN
 

Levoleucovorin is the pharmacologically active isomer of 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid. Administration of levoleucovorin can “rescue” normal cells and thereby prevent toxicity of folic acid antagonists such as methotrexate which act by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 ISOVORIN Solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
V03AF04 Calcium levofolinate V Various → V03 All other therapeutic products → V03A All other therapeutic products → V03AF Detoxifying agents for antineoplastic treatment
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 60866, 61291, 61292
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 101322, 46331
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 3929407D1160, 3929407D2108

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