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Folinic acid and folate: What’s the difference and which is better?

Folinic acid is an active form of folate, while folic acid must be converted in the body. Leucovorin (folinic acid) is prescribed for methotrexate toxicity, megaloblastic anemia, and advanced ...
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Low-Risk Persistent Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: Outcome After Initial Treatment With Low-Dose Methotrexate and Folinic Acid From 1992 to 2000

Randomized Trial of Cisplatin and Ifosfamide With or Without Bleomycin in Squamous Carcinoma of the Cervix: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study PURPOSE: We have simplified the treatment of gestational ...
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Treatments for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Methotrexate 300 mg/m 2 by iv. infusion over 12 h Day 2 Etoposide 100 mg/m 2 by iv. infusion over 30 min Actinomycin D 0.5 mg iv. bolus Folinic acid rescue 15 mg orally every 12 h for four doses ...
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Folinic acid could help children with autism communicate better

Prescription doses of folinic acid, which is a reduced form of a B vitamin known as folate, could help improve the language and communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Nature

The Effects Upon Haemopoiesis of Prolonged Intra-arterial Infusions of Methotrexate Combined with the Intermittent Administration of Folinic Acid

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