What are the side effects of fluorouracil?
Fluorourasil is a drug which is used in the treatment of cancer. It is a irreversible inhibitor of thymidylate synthase. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites and is typically administered with leucovorin.
Side effects of fluorourasil include:
- myelosuppression
- mucositis
- dermatitis
- diarrhea
- cardiac toxicity.
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