Levoleucovorin Calcium

( Generic Fusilev )
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Levoleucovorin Calcium

Drug Info for levoleucovorin calcium

Levoleucovorin injection is used in adults and children to prevent harmful effects of methotrexate (Trexall) when methotrexate is used to treat osteosarcoma (cancer that forms in bones). Levoleucovorin injection is also used to treat adults and children who have accidentally received an overdose of methotrexate or similar medications or who are not able to eliminate these medications properly from their bodies. Levoleucovorin injection is also used with fluorouracil (5-FU, a chemotherapy medication) to treat adults with colorectal cancer (cancer that begins in the large intestine) that has spread to other parts of the body. Levoleucovorin injection is in a class of medications called folic acid analogs. It works to prevent the harmful effects of methotrexate by protecting healthy cells, while allowing methotrexate to enter and kill cancer cells. It works to treat colorectal cancer by increasing the effects of fluorouracil.

Fusilev is a prescription-only medication that is used to treat or prevent methotrexate from damaging the body of patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Methotrexate is taken to prevent the growth of harmful cells. Methotrexate can be toxic if it does not metabolize. Fusilev works by removing methotrexate from the body while repairing the body from prolonged exposure to methotrexate.

  • Khapzory
  • Fusilev
  • Injectable
  • By injection

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction levoleucovorin, folic acid, or folinic acid.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, ascites, dehydration, lung problems (including pleural effusion), stomach or bowel problems, an HIV infection, or high calcium in the blood.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Fever or chills.

Numbness, tingling, or burning pain in your hands, arms, legs, or feet.

Seizures or fainting.

Shakiness or shivering.

Shortness of breath or troubled breathing.

Stomach pain, bloody or watery diarrhea.

Unusual tiredness or weakness.

Do not use this medicine together with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of pneumonia in patients with HIV infection.

Some medicines can affect how levoleucovorin works. Tell your doctor if you are also using fluorouracil, phenobarbital, phenytoin, or primidone.

  • Unusual tiredness or weakness.
  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
  • Change in how much or how often you urinate
  • Diarrhea, which may be severe and longer than usual
  • Fever, severe stomach pain or upset, nausea, vomiting
  • Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips, tongue, or mouth
  • Trouble breathing
  • Shortness of breath or troubled breathing.
  • Stomach pain, bloody or watery diarrhea.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Sores or white patches on your lips, mouth, or throat.
  • Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed
  • Mild diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or upset stomach.
  • Thinning or loss of hair
  • Change in taste, decreased appetite
  • Tiredness or weakness
  • Skin rash or itching.