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fluorouracil, flure-oh-yoor-a-sill, belongs to the group, medicines known as antimetabolites, treat cancer, the colon, rectum, breast, stomach, pancreas, can also be, treat other kinds, cancer, fluorouracil interferes with the growth, cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed, the growth, normal body cells may also be affected by fluorouracil, other effects will also occur, serious, reported to a physician, other effects, like hair loss, may not be serious, some effects may not occur for months, years after the medicine is used, before you begin treatment with fluorouracil, and a physician should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, fluorouracil is, administered only by, under the immediate supervision, available, following dosage form parenteral, injection, for fluorouracil, allergic reaction to fluorouracil, pregnant, intend to have children, there is a chance that this medicine, birth defects if either the male, female is receiving it at the time, conception, taken during pregnancy, fluorouracil has been reported to cause birth defects in mice given doses slightly higher than the human dose, there has been one case, a baby born with several birth defects after the mother received fluorouracil, many cancer medicines, sterility, sterility has been reported with this medicine, usually only temporary; the possibility should be kept in mind, before receiving this medicine, best to use some kind, birth control, receiving fluorouracil, tell a physician right away if you think you have become pregnant while receiving fluorouracil, when breast-feeding , breast-feeding, intend to breast-feed during treatment with this medicine, not known whether fluorouracil passes into breast milk, fluorouracil, serious side effects, when breast-feeding , is generally not recommended, receiving it, children although, fluorouracil in children with use in other age groups, not expected to cause different side effects, problems in children, in adults, haven't been studied specifically in older people, fluorouracil, elderly with use in other age groups, not expected to cause different side effects, problems in older people, in younger adults, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are receiving fluorouracil, health care professionals, amphotericin b by injection, fungizone, antithyroid agents, medicine for overactive thyroid, azathioprine, imuran, chloramphenicol, chloromycetin, colchicine, flucytosine, ancobon, ganciclovir, cytovene, interferon, intron a, roferon-a, plicamycin, mithracin, zidovudine, azt, retrovir, warfarin, e.g, coumadin, ever been treated with radiation, cancer medicines, fluorouracil may increase the effects, radiation on the blood other medical problems, fluorouracil, any other medical problems, chickenpox, recent exposure, herpes zoster, shingles, risk, severe disease affecting other parts, the body, infection, fluorouracil can decrease my body's ability to fight infection, kidney disease , liver disease , fluorouracil, slower removal from the body, given together with certain other medicines, are using a combination, receive each one at the proper time, by mouth, ask my health care professional to help you plan a way to remember, take them at the right times, fluorouracil often causes nausea and vomiting , continue to receive the medicine, stomach is upset, ask my health care professional for ways, lessen these effects, dosing the dosing, fluorouracil will be different for different patients, the dose that is used may depend on a number, things, the medicine is being used for, the patient's weight, whether, not other medicines are also being taken, are receiving fluorouracil at home, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, any questions about the proper dose, fluorouracil, precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly, for unwanted effects, being treated with fluorouracil, after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations, vaccinations, without a physician's approval, fluorouracil may lower my body's resistance and there is a chance you might get the infection the immunization is meant to prevent, other persons living, in my household should not take oral polio vaccine since there is a chance they could pass the polio virus on, avoid persons who have taken oral polio vaccine within the last several months, do not get close to them and do not stay, same room with them for very long, cannot take these precautions, should consider wearing a protective face mask that covers the nose and mouth, fluorouracil can temporarily lower the number, white blood cells, in my blood, increasing the chance, getting an infection, it can also lower the number, platelets, which are necessary for proper blood clotting, there are certain precautions you can take, especially when my blood count is low, to reduce the risk, infection, bleeding, can, avoid people with infections, check with a physician immediately, think you are getting an infection, get a fever, chills, cough, hoarseness, lower back, side pain, painful, difficult urination , check with a physician immediately, notice any unusual bleeding, bruising; black, tarry stools , blood in urine , stools, pinpoint red spots on my skin, be careful when using a regular toothbrush, dental floss, toothpick, nurse may recommend other ways to clean my teeth and gums, check with my medical doctor before having any dental work done, do not touch my eyes, the inside, nose unless you have just washed my hands and have not touched anything else, be careful not to cut myself when you are using sharp objects, a safety razor, fingernail, toenail cutters, avoid contact sports, other situations where bruising, injury could occur, side effects, along with its needed effects, some unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, the way these medicines act on the body, there is a chance that they might cause other unwanted effects that may not occur until months, years after the medicine is used, delayed effects may include certain types, cancer, leukemia, discuss these possible effects with a physician, nurse immediately, side effects occur, diarrhea, heartburn, sores in mouth and on lips, tarry stools , cough, hoarseness, accompanied by fever, chills, fever, chills, lower back, side pain, accompanied by fever, chills, nausea and vomiting , severe, painful, difficult urination , accompanied by fever, chills, stomach cramps , blood in urine , stools, pinpoint red spots on skin, unusual bleeding, bruising, side effects occur, chest pain , cough, shortness of breath, tingling, hands and feet, followed by pain, redness, swelling, trouble with balance, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, health care professional, able to tell you about ways to prevent, reduce some, side effects, check with my health care professional if, side effects continue, bothersome, any questions about them, appetite, nausea and vomiting , skin rash and itching, weakness, dry, cracked skin, often causes a temporary loss, hair, after treatment with fluorouracil has ended, normal hair growth should return, after you stop receiving fluorouracil, can still produce some side effects that need attention, during this period, nurse immediately, tarry stools , blood in urine , stools, cough, hoarseness, accompanied by fever, chills, fever, chills, lower back, side pain, accompanied by fever, chills, painful, difficult urination , accompanied by fever, chills, pinpoint red spots on skin, unusual bleeding, bruising, other side effects, additional information once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show, also useful for other medical problems, uses are not included in product labeling, fluorouracil is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions, cancer, the outside layer, the adrenal gland, cancer, the anus, cancer, the bladder, cancer, the cervix, cancer, the endometrium, cancer, the ovaries, cancer, the esophagus, cancer, the head and neck, cancer, the penis, cancer, the liver, cancer, the prostate, cancer, the skin, cancer, the vulva, carcinoid tumors, hepatoblastoma, a certain type, liver cancer that occurs in children, glaucoma, during and after certain surgery, trabeculectomy, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses, brand names, adrucil, adrucil, another commonly used name is 5-fu, category antineoplastic