LEVOleucovorin 50 mg Injection
RxNorm 1720760
Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping
RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1720760 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: LEVOleucovorin 50 mg Injection.
The following semantic concepts and normalized strings are associated with this clinical entity:
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SCDPrescribable
Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Levoleucovorin 50 mg Injection
(Atom ID: 7705909)
SYPrescribable
Synonym (SY):
Levoleucovorin (as levoleucovorin calcium) 50 mg Injection
(Atom ID: 7706023)
TMSYPrescribable
Tall Man Lettering Synonym (TMSY):
LEVOleucovorin (as LEVOleucovorin calcium) 50 mg Injection
(Atom ID: 12428412)
PTPrescribable
Designated preferred name (PT):
Levoleucovorin (as levoleucovorin calcium) 50 mg powder for solution for injection vial
(Atom ID: 11437369)
PSNPrescribable
Prescribable Name (PSN):
LEVOleucovorin 50 mg Injection
(Atom ID: 12438210)
TMSYPrescribable
Tall Man Lettering Synonym (TMSY):
LEVOleucovorin 50 mg Injection
(Atom ID: 12429386)
FNPrescribable
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely levofolinic acid (as levoleucovorin calcium) 50 mg/1 vial powder for conventional release solution for injection (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 11440203)
Patient Education
Levoleucovorin Injection
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.
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