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ATC codes: V03AF03
Indication
Malignant neoplasms of colon ICD11 code: 2C60.Z
INN
Calcium folinate
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Complementary
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 3 mg per mL in 10 mL ampoule ; 7.5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule ; 10 mg per mL in 5 mL ampoule
Oral > Solid > tablet: 15 mg ; 5 mg ; 25 mg
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2015 (TRS 994)
Changed in 2019 (TRS 1021)
Changed in 2023 (TRS 1049)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended the addition of new strength formulations of calcium folinate (Injection: 7.5 mg/mL in 2 mL ampoule; 10 mg/mL in 5 mL ampoule) to the EML and EMLc.