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

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.