Levoleucovorin and Trimethoprim interaction

Levoleucovorin and Trimethoprim: the Levoleucovorin prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.

Moderate

Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.

What the FDA labels say

From the Levoleucovorin (KHAPZORY) label · effective 2026-03-17

Moderate

Drug Interaction with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole : Increased rates of treatment failure and morbidity with concomitant use of d, l -leucovorin with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV.

Warnings and precautionsnames TrimethoprimView label on DailyMed
Moderate

Drug Interaction with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole The concomitant use of d,l- leucovorin with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the acute treatment of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection was associated with increased rates of treatment failure and morbidity [ see Drug Interation ( 7 )].

Warnings and precautionsnames TrimethoprimView label on DailyMed
Moderate

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole The concomitant use of d, l -leucovorin with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the acute treatment of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection was associated with increased rates of treatment failure and morbidity in a placebo-controlled study [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )] .

Drug interactionsnames TrimethoprimView label on DailyMed

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