Fluorouracil
In the US, Fluorouracil (fluorouracil systemic) is a member of the drug class antimetabolites and is used to treat Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Palliative, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Stomach Cancer.
US matches:
- Fluorouracil injection
- Fluorouracil topical
- Fluorouracil (Systemic)
- Fluorouracil (Topical)
- Fluorouracil Intravenous, Injection
- Fluorouracil
- Fluorouracil Cream
- Fluorouracil Topical Solution
UK matches:
- FLUOROURACIL 25MG/ML INJECTION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 5 % W/W CREAM (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 5% W/W CREAM (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 50 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 50 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION /INFUSION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 50 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL 50MG/ML INJECTION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL INJECTION 25MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION (Leaflet)
- FLUOROURACIL INJECTION 50MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION (Leaflet)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L01BC02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000051-21-8
Chemical Formula
C4-H3-F-N2-O2
Molecular Weight
130
Therapeutic Category
Cytostatic agent: Antimetabolite
Chemical Name
2,4(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-fluoro-
Foreign Names
- Fluorouracilum (Latin)
- Fluorouracil (German)
- Fluorouracil (French)
- Fluorouracilo (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Fluorouracil (OS: JAN, USAN, DCF, BAN)
- Fluorouracile (OS: DCIT)
- 5-Fluoruracil (IS)
- 5-FU (IS: KyowaHakko)
- Ro 2-9757 (IS)
- Fluorouracil (PH: BP 2016, JP XVI, Ph. Eur. 8, Ph. Int. 4, USP 38)
- Fluorouracile (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Fluorouracilum (PH: Ph. Eur. 8, Ph. Int. 4)
Brand Names
- 5 Fluoro Uracil Alcon
Alcon, Egypt - 5 Fluoro Uracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Egypt - 5 Fu
Human Care, Egypt - 5 FU-cell
Cell pharm, Germany - 5Flucel
Celon, Georgia - 5-Fluorouracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Ebewe, Bulgaria; Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Romania; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Tunisia; Ebewe, Turkey; Ebewe, Vietnam; Ebewe Pharma, Macedonia; Ferron/Ebewe, Indonesia; Sandoz, Hong Kong; Schumit, Thailand - 5-Fluorouracil Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - 5-Fluorouracil-DBL
Orna, Turkey - 5-Fluorouracilo
Complex Therapeutics, Chile - 5-Fluril
Techno, Bangladesh - 5-FU
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan; Onko-Koçsel, Turkey - 5-FU 5%
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan - 5-FU HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - 5-FU medac
medac, Germany - Acler
Pharmatrix, Argentina - Acoflut
Accord Farma, Mexico - Actikerall (Fluorouracil and Salicylic Acid)
Almirall, Switzerland; Almirall, Estonia; Almirall, Spain; Almirall, United Kingdom; Almirall, Poland; Almirall, Sweden; Almirall Hermal, Germany - Adrucil
Gensia Sicor, United States - Agicil
Agila, Malta; Agila, Netherlands - An Te Fan
Lai Mei Pharm, China - Benda-5 FU
Bendalis, Germany - Biomedis Fluorouracil
Biomedis Oncology, Philippines - Biosintetica Fluoruracila
Biosintetica, Brazil - Brixil
Italmex, Mexico - Carac
Valeant, United States - Carebin
Pisa, Mexico - Curacil
Kalbe, Indonesia - DBL Fluorouracil BP
Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand - Effcil
Boryung Pharma, Thailand - Efudex
Valeant, United States; Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Canada - Efudix
A. Menarini, Hong Kong; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; ICN, Bulgaria; Icn Polfa Rzeszow, Lebanon; ICN Polfa Rzeszow S.A., Serbia; Investi, Argentina; Laboratorios Raffo, Chile; Legacy Pharmaceuticals, Serbia; Meda, Belgium; Meda, Hungary; Meda, Ireland; Meda, Malta; Meda, Netherlands; Meda, Poland; MEDA Pharma, Switzerland; MEDA Pharma, Germany; Meda Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Valeant, Australia; Valeant, Costa Rica; Valeant, Dominican Republic; Valeant, Egypt; Valeant, Guatemala; Valeant, Honduras; Valeant, Nicaragua; Valeant, New Zealand; Valeant, Panama; Valeant, Peru; Valeant, El Salvador - Efudix 5%
Meda, France - Efurix
Valeant, Brazil - Ezadex
Multipharma, Egypt - Fivoflu
Biogalenic, Venezuela; Farmar, Turkey; Fresenius, Philippines - Florac
Cadila, India - Fluonco
Naprod, Philippines - Fluoraxan
Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania - Fluoro Uracil Biosyn
Biosyn, Egypt - Fluoro Uracil Meda Pharma Sau
Meda Pharma Sau, Spain - Fluoroplex
Aqua, United States - Fluorouracil
Pfizer, Ecuador; Pharmachemie, Israel; Pharmachemie, Taiwan - Fluoro-Uracil
A. Menarini, Hong Kong - Fluorouracil Accord
Accord, Lithuania; Accord Healthcare, Belgium; Accord Healthcare, Bulgaria; Accord Healthcare, Cyprus; Accord Healthcare, Czech Republic; Accord Healthcare, Germany; Accord Healthcare, Estonia; Accord Healthcare, United Kingdom; Accord Healthcare, Norway; Accord Healthcare, Poland; Accord Healthcare, Slovenia; Accord Healthcare Limited, Slovakia - Fluorouracil Acdima
Acdima, Egypt - Fluorouracil Aeon
Aeon, Greece - Fluorouracil DBL
Tempo Scan Pacific/Hospira, Indonesia - Fluorouracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Greece; Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Poland; Lek, Slovenia; Novartis, New Zealand; Sandoz, Australia; Ebewe Pharma, Austria - Fluorouracil Habit
Habit, Serbia - Fluorouracil Hospira
Hospira, Czech Republic; Hospira, Denmark; Hospira, Norway; Hospira UK, United Kingdom - Fluorouracil Kemofarmacija
Kemofarmacija, Slovenia - Fluorouracil Koçak
Koçak, Turkey - Fluorouracil medac
medac, United Kingdom; medac, Lithuania; medac, Poland - Fluorouracil Mylan
Mylan, United States - Fluorouracil PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Fluorouracil Pharmanel
Pharmanel, Greece - Fluorouracil Pliva
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Fluorouracil Sandoz
Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Canada - Fluorouracil Santa
Santa, Greece - Fluorouracil Taro
Taro Pharmaceuticals, United States - Fluorouracil Teva
Teva, Sweden - Fluorouracil USP
SGPharma, Georgia - Fluoro-Uracil Valeant
Pharmalink, Taiwan - Fluorouracile Accord
Accord Healthcare, France - Fluorouracile AHCL
Accord Healthcare, Italy - Fluorouracile Ebewe
Sandoz, France - Fluorouracile Hospira
Hospira Italia, Italy - Fluorouracile Meda
Meda, Italy - Fluorouracile Mylan
Mylan, Tunisia - Fluorouracile Pfizer
Pfizer, France - Fluorouracile Teva
Teva Italia, Italy; Teva Santé, France - Fluorouracilo
Deutsche Pharma, Peru; Palmagyar, Peru; Perulab S.A., Peru; Pfizer, Peru; Refasa, Peru - Fluorouracilo Accord
Accord, Spain; Accord, Portugal - Fluorouracilo APS
Generis, Portugal - Fluorouracilo Ferrer Farma
Ferrer Internacional, Spain - Fluorouracilo Filaxis
Filaxis, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Kampar
Laboratorio Kampar, Chile - Fluorouracilo LKM
Laboratorio LKM, Georgia; LKM, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Rontag
AstraZeneca, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Sandoz
Sandoz, Portugal; Sandoz Farmaceutica, Spain - Fluorouracilo Teva
Teva Pharma, Portugal - Fluorouracil-Teva
Pharmachemie, Serbia; Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Hungary; Teva, Lithuania; Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Flurablastin
Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Norway - Fluracedyl
Combiphar/Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Georgia; Pharmachemie, Malaysia; Pharmachemie, South Africa; Teva, Belgium - Fluro-5
Deva, Turkey - Fluroblastin
Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa - Fluroblastine
Pfizer, Belgium - Ftoruracil-Darnitsa
Darnitsa, Georgia - Fu Ke
Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharmaceutical, China - Fu Mi Te
Qidu Pharmaceutical, China - Fu Ruo Xin
Tian'an Pharmaceutical, China - Fu Shi Ke
Poly Pharm, China - Gefente
Fenghuang Pharmaceutical, China - Hua Kang Da
Hualu Pharmaceutical, China - Lunapon
Sawai Seiyaku, Japan - Neoflur
Cipla, Egypt - Ning Lan Xin
Chang'an International Pharmaceutical, China - Oncofluor
United Biotech, Georgia - Oncofu
Gobbi-Novag, Argentina - Pu Li Da
Yaowang Pharmaceutical, China - Ribofluor
Ribosepharm, Germany - Sen Ting
Sanlian Pharmaceutical, China - Sinofuan
Wuhu Zhongren Pharmaceutical, China - Triosules
Microsules Arg, Argentina - Uraciflor
Medicus, Greece - Utoral
Eimc, Egypt; Korea United Pharm, Georgia; Korea United Pharma, Philippines; Meizler, Brazil; Pharco, Egypt - Verruca (Fluorouracil and Salicylic Acid)
Olvos Science, Greece - Verrumal (Fluorouracil and Salicylic Acid, + Dimethyl Sulfoxide)
iNova, Hong Kong - Verrumal (Fluorouracil and Salicylic Acid)
Almirall, Switzerland; Almirall, Portugal; Almirall Hermal, Austria; Almirall Hermal, Czech Republic; Almirall Hermal, Germany; Almirall Hermal, Hungary; Almirall Hermal, Poland; Almirall Hermal GmbH, Israel; Dong-A, South Korea; Hermal, Slovakia - Verrutol (Fluorouracil and Salicylic Acid)
Orva, Turkey - Zuo Ding
Qinghua Ziguang Guhan Biological Pharmacy, China - Fluorouracil Accord
Accord, Denmark; Accord Healthcare, Austria; Accord Healthcare, Malta; Accord Healthcare, Sweden - Fluorouracil Hospira
Hospira, Malta - Fluorouracilo Tuteur
Tuteur, Argentina
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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