Strength | 500 mg |
Dose | 500 mg |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Form of Medicine | Liquid |
Usage | Clinical |
Storage Conditions | Store below 30 DegreeC |
Packing | Box |
Form | Injection |
Type | Allopathic |
This medication is used on the skin to treat pre-cancerous and cancerous skin growths. Fluorouracil belongs to a class of medications known as anti-metabolites. It works by blocking the growth of abnormal cells that cause the skin condition.
Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a medication used to treat cancer.[2] By injection into a vein it is used for colon cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer.[2] As a cream it is used for actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma
When used by injection most people develop side effects.[2] Common side effects include inflammation of the mouth, loss of appetite, low blood cell counts, hair loss, and inflammation of the skin.[2] When used as a cream, irritation at the site of application may occur.[3] Use of either form in pregnancy may harm the baby.[2] Fluorouracil is in the antimetabolite and pyrimidine analog families of medications
Strength | 500 mg |
Dose | 500 mg |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Form of Medicine | Liquid |
Usage | Clinical |
Storage Conditions | Store below 30 DegreeC |
Packing | Box |
Form | Injection |
Type | Allopathic |
This medication is used on the skin to treat pre-cancerous and cancerous skin growths. Fluorouracil belongs to a class of medications known as anti-metabolites. It works by blocking the growth of abnormal cells that cause the skin condition.
Fluorouracil (5-FU), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a medication used to treat cancer.[2] By injection into a vein it is used for colon cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer.[2] As a cream it is used for actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma
When used by injection most people develop side effects.[2] Common side effects include inflammation of the mouth, loss of appetite, low blood cell counts, hair loss, and inflammation of the skin.[2] When used as a cream, irritation at the site of application may occur.[3] Use of either form in pregnancy may harm the baby.[2] Fluorouracil is in the antimetabolite and pyrimidine analog families of medications