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Autism Claims for Leucovorin Race Ahead of the Science
The FDA permits temporary imports of leucovorin amid a drug shortage and ongoing debate over its efficacy in treating cerebral folate deficiency in autistic children.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsAutism Claims for Leucovorin Race Ahead of the Science
(MedPage Today) -- Leucovorin (Wellcovorin), a drug used to treat cerebral folate deficiency, will be used off-label for autism without evidence, doctors warned. "There is no substantive evidence that cerebral folate deficiency plays a role in...
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Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help. The post Can the prescription drug leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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