Calcium folinate Other names: Leucovorin Leucovorin calcium Citrovorum factor

Chemical formula: C₂₀H₂₁CaN₇O₇  Molecular mass: 473.446 g/mol  PubChem compound: 6006

Active ingredient description

Calcium folinate is an active metabolite of folinic acid and essential coenzyme for nucleic acid synthesis in cytotoxic therapy. Calcium folinate is frequently used to diminish the toxicity and counteract the action of folate antagonists, such as methotrexate.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
V03AF03 Calcium folinate V Various → V03 All other therapeutic products → V03A All other therapeutic products → V03AF Detoxifying agents for antineoplastic treatment
Discover more medicines within V03AF03

Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
CALCIUM FOLINATE Solution for injection / infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
CALCIUM FOLINATE Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1492-18-8
DrugBank Drug: DB00650
KEGG Drug: D07986
PubChem Compound: 6006
RxNorm Ingredient: 225852
SNOMED-CT Concept: 126223008
Calcium folinate (substance)
UNII Identifier: Q573I9DVLP
LEUCOVORIN

Medicines

Calcium folinate is an active ingredient of these brands:

Australia (AU)

Brazil (BR)

Cyprus (CY)

  • (combination) FYSIOFOL as Calcium folinate pentahydrate

Ecuador (EC)

  • NYRIN as LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

  • ANTREX as LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM

France (FR)

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

© All content on this website, including data entry, data processing, decision support tools, "RxReasoner" logo and graphics, is the intellectual property of RxReasoner and is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any part of this content without explicit written permission from RxReasoner is strictly prohibited. Any third-party content used on this site is acknowledged and utilized under fair use principles.