Fluorouracil (International)
In the US, Fluorouracil (fluorouracil systemic) is a member of the drug class antimetabolites and is used to treat Anal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer - Palliative, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer and Stomach Cancer.
US matches:
- Fluorouracil injection
- Fluorouracil topical
- Fluorouracil (Intravenous, Injection)
- Fluorouracil (Topical)
- Fluorouracil (Systemic)
- Fluorouracil Cream
- Fluorouracil Topical Solution
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 (KyowaHakko) (IS)
- Ro 2-9757 (IS)
- Fluorouracil (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Eur. 9.2, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Fluorouracile (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.2)
- Fluorouracilum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.2, Ph. Int. 7)
Brand Names
- 5 Fluoro Uracil Alcon
Alcon, Egypt - 5 Fluoro Uracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Egypt - 5 Fu
Human Care, Egypt - 5Flucel
Celon, Georgia - 5-Flucel
Celon, India - 5-Fluorouracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Latvia; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Romania; Ebewe, Serbia; Ebewe, Tunisia; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria; Ebewe Pharma, Czech Republic; Ebewe Pharma, Macedonia; Ferron/Ebewe, Indonesia; Sandoz, Hong Kong - 5-Fluorouracil Ebewe 50 mg/ml
Ebewe, Kuwait; Ebewe Pharma, Austria - 5-Fluorouracil Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Thailand - 5-Fluorouracilo
Complex Therapeutics, Chile - 5-Fluorouracilo Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - 5-FU
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan - 5-FU 5%
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan - 5-FU axios 50mg/ml
Axios, Germany - 5-FU medac 50mg/ml
medac, Germany - 5-FU onkovis 50mg/ml
Onkovis, Germany - Acler
Pharmatrix, Argentina - Acoflut
Accord Farma, Mexico - Actiker [+ Salicylic Acid]
Verisfield, Greece - Actikerall [+ Salicylic Acid]
Almirall, Switzerland; Almirall, Denmark; Almirall, Estonia; Almirall, Spain; Almirall, Finland; Almirall, Lithuania; Almirall, Mexico; Almirall, Norway; Almirall, Poland; Almirall, Sweden; Almirall Hermal, Portugal; Cipher Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Actikerall 5mg/g + 100mg/g [+ Salicylic Acid]
Almirall, United Kingdom; Almirall Hermal, Austria; Almirall Hermal, Germany - An Te Fan
Lai Mei Pharm, China - Apoc-5Fu
Apotex, Australia - Benda-5 FU
Bendalis, Germany - Brixil
Italmex, Mexico - Carac
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, United States - Carebin
Pisa, Mexico - Curacil
Kalbe, Indonesia - Cytoflu
CytoPharma, Tunisia - DBL Fluorouracil BP
Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand - Effcil
Boryung Pharma, Thailand - Efudex
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, United States - Efudex 5%
Valeant Canada, Canada - Efudix
A. Menarini, Hong Kong; ICN, Bulgaria; Icn Polfa Rzeszow, Lebanon; ICN Polfa Rzeszow S.A., Serbia; iNova, New Zealand; iNova Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Investi, Argentina; Laboratorios Raffo, Chile; Meda, Ireland; Meda, Luxembourg; Meda, Malta; Meda, Poland; Meda, Turkey; MEDA Pharma, Germany; MEDA Pharma, Netherlands; MEDA Pharma, Slovakia; MEDA Pharma, South Africa; Meda Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Rowe, Uruguay; Valeant, Costa Rica; Valeant, Dominican Republic; Valeant, Egypt; Valeant, Guatemala; Valeant, Honduras; Valeant, Nicaragua; Valeant, Panama; Valeant, Peru; Valeant, El Salvador; Valeant Grossman, Mexico - Efudix 5%
Meda, France; Meda, Israel; Meda Pharma, Belgium; Meda Pharma, Switzerland - Efudix 50 mg/g
Meda, Hungary - Efudix ICN
ICN Argentina, Paraguay - Efudix Lps
Valeant Grossman, Mexico - Efurix
Valeant, Brazil - Ezadex
Multipharma, Egypt - Fada Fluorouracilo
Fada Pharma, Argentina - Fauldfluor
Libbs, Brazil - Fivoflu
Biogalenic, Venezuela; Farmar, Turkey; Fresenius, Philippines - Florac
Cadila, India - Fludacil
Binhdinh Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Company Bidiphar, Vietnam - Fluonco
Naprod, Philippines - Fluoraxan 1 g
Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania - Fluoraxan 250 mg
Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania - Fluoraxan 500 mg
Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania - Fluoro Uracil Biosyn
Biosyn, Egypt - Fluoroplex
Aqua, United States - Fluorouracil
Accord Healthcare, United States; Anabiosis, Greece; Fresenius Kabi, United States; IFET, Greece; medac, United Kingdom; Mylan, United States; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pharmachemie, Israel; Pharmachemie, Taiwan; Sagent, United States; Spear, United States; Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, United States; Teva, United States; Towa Yakuhin, Japan - Fluoro-Uracil
A. Menarini, Hong Kong; Hoffmann La Roche, Kuwait; Meda Pharma Sau, Spain - Fluorouracil 250mg/10mL
Faulding, Kuwait - Fluorouracil Accord
Accord, Lithuania; Accord Healthcare, Bulgaria; Accord Healthcare, Canada; Accord Healthcare, Cyprus; Accord Healthcare, Czech Republic; Accord Healthcare, Germany; Accord Healthcare, Denmark; Accord Healthcare, Estonia; Accord Healthcare, Latvia; Accord Healthcare, Macedonia; Accord Healthcare, Netherlands; Accord Healthcare, Norway; Accord Healthcare, Poland; Accord Healthcare, Sweden; Accord Healthcare Ltd, Tunisia; Evopharm, Slovakia - Fluorouracil Accord 1000mg/20ml
Accord, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Accord 2500mg/50ml
Accord, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Accord 250mg/5ml
Accord, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Accord 50 mg/ml
Accord Healthcare, Hungary - Fluorouracil Accord 5000mg/100ml
Accord, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Accord 500mg/10ml
Accord, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Accord Healthcare
Accord Healthcare, Belgium - Fluorouracil Acdima
Acdima, Egypt - Fluorouracil Amneal
Amneal Deutschland, Germany - Fluorouracil Bhardwaj
Tillomed Pharma, Germany - Fluorouracil DBL
Tempo Scan Pacific/Hospira, Indonesia - Fluorouracil Ebewe
Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Poland; IFET, Greece; Novartis, New Zealand; Sandoz, Australia - Fluorouracil Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Fluorouracil HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Fluorouracil Hospira
Hospira Nordic, Denmark - Fluorouracil JV Healthcare
JV Healthcare Limited, Malta - Fluorouracil Koçak
Koçak, Turkey - Fluorouracil medac
IFET, Greece; medac, Lithuania; medac, Poland; Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate, Serbia - Fluorouracil PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Fluorouracil Pfizer
Pfizer, Canada - Fluorouracil PhaRes
Pharma Resources Dr. Schluttig, Germany - Fluorouracil Pliva
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Fluorouracil Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Fluorouracil Sandoz 1000mg/20ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Sandoz 2500mg/50ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Sandoz 250mg/5ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Sandoz 5000mg/100ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Sandoz 500mg/10ml
Sandoz, Switzerland - Fluorouracil Teva
JV Healthcare Limited, Malta; Teva, Sweden - Fluorouracil Tillomed
Tillomed Pharma, Germany - Fluoro-Uracil Valeant
Pharmalink, Taiwan - Fluorouracile Accord
Accord Healthcare, France - Fluorouracile AHCL
Accord Healthcare, Italy - Fluoro-Uracile ICN
Valeant Pharmac. Italy, Italy - Fluorouracile Mayne
Hospira Italia, Italy - Fluorouracile Mylan
Mylan, Tunisia - Fluorouracile Pfizer
Pfizer, France - Fluorouracile Teva
Teva Italia, Italy; Teva Santé, France - Fluorouracil-Farmako
Farmako, Turkey - Fluorouracil-GRY
Teva, Germany - Fluorouracilo
Deutsche Pharma, Peru; LKM Peru, Peru; Oncomed, Peru; Palmagyar, Peru; Perulab, Peru - Fluorouracilo 250 FU
Farmaco Urug., Paraguay - Fluorouracilo Accord
Accord, Spain; Accord, Portugal - Fluorouracilo Filaxis
Filaxis, Uruguay; Fresenius-Kabi, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Hikma
Hikma, Portugal - Fluorouracilo Kampar
Laboratorio Kampar, Chile - Fluorouracilo Kemex
Kemex, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Libra
LIBRA, Uruguay - Fluorouracilo LKM 500
LKM, Argentina - Fluorouracilo Martian
Kampel Martian, Paraguay - Fluorouracilo Sandoz
Sandoz España, Spain - Fluorouracilo Teva
Teva Pharma, Portugal - Fluorouracil-Teva
Pharmachemie, Serbia; Teva, Lithuania - Fluorouracil-Teva 1000mg/20ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Fluorouracil-Teva 250mg/5ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Fluorouracil-Teva 50 mg/ml
Teva, Hungary - Fluorouracil-Teva 5000mg/100ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Fluorouracil-Teva 500mg/10ml
Teva Pharma, Switzerland - Fluorouracil-Vitane
Vitane Pharma, Germany - Fluoruracila
Accord Farmaceutica, Brazil; Bergamo, Brazil; Eurofarma, Brazil - Fluoruracilo Farmaco Uruguayo
FU, Uruguay - Flurablastin
Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer ApS, Iceland - Fluracedyl
Combiphar/Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Georgia; Pharmachemie, Malaysia; Pharmachemie, South Africa; Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium - Fluracedyl-1000
Teva, Luxembourg - Fluracedyl-5000
Teva, Luxembourg - Fluro-5
Deva, Turkey - Fluroblastin
Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa - Fluroblastine 1000mg/20ml
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Fluroblastine 500mg/10ml
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Flurox
Teva, Mexico - Flusan
Eurofarma, Brazil - 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 - Fucil
Biomedis Oncology, Philippines - Gefente
Fenghuang Pharmaceutical, China - Hua Kang Da
Hua Lu Pharm, China - Kuptoral
Korea United Pharm., Vietnam - Neoflur
Cipla, Egypt - Neugrast
Accord Farmaceutica, Brazil - Ning Lan Xin
Chang'an International Pharmaceutical, China - Oncofluor
United Biotech, Georgia - Oncofu
Gobbi-Novag, Argentina - Pu Li Da
Yao Wang Pharm, China - Ribofluor
Ribosepharm division Hikma Pharma, Germany - Sen Ting
San Lian Pharm, China - Sinofuan
Wuhu Zhongren Pharmaceutical, China - Tolak
Hill Dermaceuticals, United States - Triosules
Microsules Arg, Argentina - Uraciflor
Medicus, Greece - Utoral
Eimc, Egypt; Korea United Pharma, Philippines; Pharco, Egypt - Verruca [+ Salicylic Acid]
Olvos Science, Greece - Verrumal [+ Salicylic Acid, + Dimethyl Sulfoxide]
iNova, Hong Kong - Verrumal [+ Salicylic Acid]
Almirall, Switzerland; Almirall, Israel; Almirall Hermal, Austria; Almirall Hermal, Czech Republic; Almirall Hermal, Germany; Almirall Hermal, Hungary; Almirall Hermal, Poland; Almirall Hermal, Portugal; Dong-A, South Korea; Hermal, Slovakia - Verrutol [+ Salicylic Acid]
Orva, Turkey - Zuo Ding
Qinghua Ziguang Guhan Biological Pharmacy, China - 5-Fluorouracilo FA.PA.SA.
FA.PA.SA., Paraguay - Curacil
Saffron, Pakistan - Fluorouracil
Accord Healthcare, United Kingdom; Atco, Pakistan; Consilient Health, United Kingdom; Hospira, Ireland; Hospira UK, United Kingdom - Fluorouracil Accord
Accord Healthcare, Malta; Accord Healthcare, Romania - Fluorouracil Accord 50 mg/ml
Accord Healthcare, Austria - Fluorouracil Hospira
Hospira, Malta - Fluorouracil sodium Baxter
Baxter, New Zealand - Fluorouracilo Teva
Teva-Tuteur, Paraguay - Fluorouracilo Tuteur
Tuteur, Argentina - Fluracil
Atco, Pakistan - Raciwel Ava
Getwell, Georgia
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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