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Fluorouracil

Fluorouracil (a pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite)

class, substance, organic compound, drug, medical concept, cause, Cytotoxic therapeutic agents, Drugs, hormones and biological mediators
ATC code, ATC Code
"L01BC02"
CAS registry_number, CAS Code
"51-21-8"
Side effects
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neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, Megaloblastic anemia, stomatitis, exanthem,  …
Class
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drug; organic compound; Cytotoxic therapeutic agents; substance; Drugs, hormones and biological mediators;  …
Parent Class
drug, organic compound, Cytotoxic therapeutic agents
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorouracil
Providers
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
IUPAC Name
"5-fluoro-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione"
PubChem ID
"3385"
ATC Prefix
"L01"
Interacts with
Metronidazole
Cause of
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thrombocytopenia, stomatitis, Megaloblastic anemia, exanthem, Cerebellar ataxia,  …
Related Websites
http://www.entrogen.com/web/dpyd-genotyping-reagents-fluorouracil-toxicity.php, http://www.entrogen.com/labs/5-FU_labs.html, http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/5-fluorouracil.html, http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Chemotherapy/Individualdrugs/Fluorouracil
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000004b8d1d"
DrugBank URI
http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/drugbank/resource/drugs/DB00544
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Fluorouracil
Mesh ID
"D005472"
Diseases DB id
"4872"
Contra-indications
pregnancy, Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
Interacting Substances
5-ethynyluracil
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/04r38y"
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Due to fluorouracil's toxicity and the fact that it can be manufactured using the same reaction as uracil, its precursor, 5-fluoroorotic acid, is commonly used in laboratories to ...
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