Fluorouracil (Systemic)

Brand Names : Adrucil, 5-FU

Additional Information

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, fluorouracil is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Cancer of the outside layer of the adrenal gland
• Cancer of the anus
• Cancer of the bladder
• Cancer of the cervix
• Cancer of the endometrium
• Cancer of the ovaries
• Cancer of the esophagus
• Cancer of the head and neck
• Cancer of the penis
• Cancer of the liver
• Cancer of the prostate
• Cancer of the skin
• Cancer of the vulva
• Carcinoid tumors
• Hepatoblastoma (a certain type of liver cancer that occurs in children)
• Glaucoma, during and after certain surgery (trabeculectomy)

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to proper use, precautions, or side effects for these uses.