FDA recognizes leucovorin to treat autistic children speech related deficits. getty

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will add an indication to leucovorin for treating speech-related deficits associated with autism, RFK announced Monday. This announcement will allow state medicaid plans to cover leucovorin, making the therapeutic available to treat cerebral folate deficiency in autism. But what is leucovorin and how does it work in autism ? Here’s what you need to know.

What Is Leucovorin?

Leucovorin is a prescription form of vitamin B9, called folinic acid. It has been used since the 1950s to treat certain types of anemia that result from folate deficiency or as a way to protect healthy cells from the impact of certain chemotherapy drugs.

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