The folinic acid supplement will be prescribed for a subset of children with autism who have “cerebral folate deficiency,” ...

This week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a generic drug, as a treatment for autism. The announcement shocked health experts because the FDA’s usual approval ...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary delivers remarks during an announcement by President Donald Trump on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children ...

The recommendation to use leucovorin to treat autism seems to stem from a theory that low levels of folate in the brain can ...

The FDA initiated the approval of the prescription drug leucovorin for the treatment of autism in children. Here's what to know. On Monday, Sept. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced ...

As the Food and Drug Administration moves to make folinic acid an official treatment for a neurological condition associated with autism, parents want to know how it might help children with autism ...

The GlaxoSmithKline drug, which can be taken orally or intravenously, is made by more than half a dozen companies. leucovorin ...

The medication, also referred to as folinic acid, is a synthetic form of vitamin B9 that requires a prescription.

Nucleic acid drugs are generally defined as "chemically synthesized drugs with oligonucleotides as active ingredients that exert their effects without being translated into proteins." (*2) As a new ...

In a Sept. 22 press conference, the Trump Administration introduced what it says is an “exciting treatment” for autism: leucovorin, a decades-old medicine that treats toxic effects of chemotherapy.