Levoleucovorin and Piperacillin and tazobactam

• Generic Name: levoleucovorin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Fusilev, Khapzory

Levoleucovorin (Fusilev) is used to treat or prevent toxic effects of methotrexate in people who have received methotrexate to treat bone cancer.

Levoleucovorin is also used to treat or prevent toxic effects of methotrexate in people whose bodies do not eliminate methotrexate properly after the drug is metabolized. It may also be used to treat toxic effects of an overdose of methotrexate or certain other medications.

Levoleucovorin is also used in combination chemotherapy with fluorouracil to treat colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Levoleucovorin treats only the symptoms of colorectal cancer but does not treat the cancer itself.

Levoleucovorin should not be used to treat anemia that is caused by a lack of vitamin B12.

• Generic Name: piperacillin / tazobactam
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Zosyn

Piperacillin and tazobactam is a combination penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as stomach infections, skin infections, pneumonia, and severe vaginal infections.

This medication is sometimes given together with other antibiotics.

Piperacillin and tazobactam may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.