Formulary Monographs [FLUOROURACIL, 1000]
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FLUOROURACIL
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ANTINEOPLASTICS
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Gastrointestinal cancer
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Anorexia, nausea and vomiting, stomatitis, diarrhoea, thrombocytopenia, alopecia, dermatitis, skin hyperpigmentation.
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Fluorouracil may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. Animal studies have shown teratogenicity.
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Not recommended during fluorouracil therapy.
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