Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml is unsafe to use during lactation. \nData suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby, or the mother is suffering from a condition in which breastfeeding is not advisable. |
| Expert Advice | Both, women of childbearing potential and men must use appropriate contraception during treatment with fluorouracil and for 6 months after stopping it. Men should seek advice on the conservation of sperm due to the possibility of irreversible infertility due to using fluorouracil. For topical application, wash hands carefully before and after use. Avoid contact with mucous membranes, eyes, eyelids, nostrils, mouth, and on open cuts when applying the cream. Topical use of fluorouracil may make the treated area become red, followed by inflammation/swelling, along with some discomfort and skin erosion followed by eventual healing. This is the expected normal response to the treatment and shows that fluorouracil is working. However, if symptoms worsen, talk to your doctor. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight or other forms of ultraviolet irradiation during topical fluorouracil treatment. Do not drive or operate machinery as fluorouracil may affect your nervous system and cause visual changes. Tell your doctor if you are or planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Vomiting, Weakness, Loss of appetite, Low blood platelets, Increased risk of infection, Decreased white blood cell count, Hair loss, Bronchospasm, Diarrhoea, Esophagitis, Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth), Inflammation of the rectum. |
| How to Use | Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer. |
| Driving | Do not drive unless you are feeling well.5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml can cause side effects such as nausea and can also produce adverse events on your nervous system which cause visual changes.This may affect your ability to drive. |
| Kidney | 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml may be needed. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | 5 Flucel 500mg Injection 10ml interferes with the growth of DNA and RNA of the cancer cells by substituting their building blocks. It prevents the cancer cells from growing and multiplying. |