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Leucovorin

Drugs used in emergency, poisoning & drug dependence

Mechanism of action

It is 5-formyl derivative of tetrahydrofolic acid and it acts as an antidote to folic acid antagonists like methotrexate or pyrimethamine which inhibit the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase.

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Mechanism of action

It is 5-formyl derivative of tetrahydrofolic acid and it acts as an antidote to folic acid antagonists like methotrexate or pyrimethamine which inhibit the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase.

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