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FDA approves generic drug for a rare genetic condition

FDA approves generic drug for a rare genetic condition, but not for autism

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a long-available generic drug called leucovorin for use against a rare disorder that causes autism-like symptoms.

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US FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic disorder causing autism-like symptoms

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FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition, but not for autism

Fierce Pharma

FDA approves leucovorin for ultrarare cerebral folate deficiency subset without clinical trial

About five months after U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | About five months after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted leucovorin as “an exciting therapy that may benefit large numbers of children who suffer from autism” during a White House press conference,

USA Today

FDA doesn’t approve leucovorin for autism. What can it be used for?

Corrections and clarifications: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story mischaracterized the scope of the new FDA approval for leucovorin. In a White House briefing on Sept. 22, Trump, Kennedy, and other officials made several ...

The American Journal of Managed Care

Leucovorin Treatment Expansion for Autism Symptoms Under FDA Review

Leucovorin is being reviewed by the FDA for treating cerebral folate deficiency, which causes developmental delays and autism-like features in children. GSK aims to update leucovorin's label for CFD treatment, a condition it has been used off-label for ...