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
• Fluorouracil (Systemic)
• Fluorouracil (Topical)
• Fluorouracil cream
• Fluorouracil injection
• Fluorouracil Intravenous, Injection
• Fluorouracil Topical
• 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

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