Fluorouracil 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
RxNorm 239177
Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping
RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 239177 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: fluorouracil 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution.
The following semantic concepts and normalized strings are associated with this clinical entity:
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Semantic Clinical Drug (SCD):
Fluorouracil 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 12336379)
Synonym (SY):
5-5-fluorouracil 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 3852329)
Synonym (SY):
5-FU 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 3852328)
Synonym (SY):
Fluorouracil (as fluorouracil sodium) 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 11444887)
Designated preferred name (PT):
Fluorouracil (as fluorouracil sodium) 50 mg/mL solution for infusion
(Atom ID: 10803152)
Designated preferred name (PT):
Fluorouracil (as fluorouracil sodium) 50 mg/mL solution for injection
(Atom ID: 10803153)
Synonym (SY):
Fluorouracil 2.5 GM per 50 mL Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 6818436)
Prescribable Name (PSN):
Fluorouracil 50 mg/ML Injectable Solution
(Atom ID: 8217580)
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely fluorouracil (as fluorouracil sodium) 50 mg/1 mL conventional release solution for infusion (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 10818846)
Full form of descriptor (FN):
Product containing precisely fluorouracil (as fluorouracil sodium) 50 mg/1 mL conventional release solution for injection (clinical drug)
(Atom ID: 10818847)
Patient Education
Fluorouracil Injection
Fluorouracil is generally used in combination with other medications to treat colon cancer or rectal cancer (cancer that begins in the large intestine) that has gotten worse or spread to other parts of the body. Fluorouracil is used in combination with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer after surgery to remove the tumor or radiation therapy. Fluorouracil is also used to treat cancer of the pancreas and stomach cancer. Fluorouracil is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body.
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Cancer Chemotherapy
Normally, your cells grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without control. Chemotherapy is drug therapy for cancer. It works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth. However, it can also harm healthy cells, which causes side effects.
You may have a lot of side effects, some, or none at all. It depends on the type and amount of chemotherapy you get and how your body reacts. Some common side effects are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, pain, and hair loss. There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy is over, so most side effects gradually go away.
Your treatment plan will depend on the cancer type, the chemotherapy drugs used, the treatment goal, and how your body responds. Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. You may have breaks between treatments so that your body has a chance to build new healthy cells. You might take the drugs by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, or intravenously (by IV).
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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