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5-FLUOROURACIL for Chemotherapy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 14 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where 5-FLUOROURACIL was used for Chemotherapy.

Most Reported Side Effects for 5-FLUOROURACIL

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Breast cancer 137 25.1% 137 0
Neoplasm progression 63 11.5% 63 0
Death 37 6.8% 37 4
Nausea 35 6.4% 4 29
Neutropenia 33 6.0% 5 11
Vomiting 32 5.9% 2 28
Diarrhoea 29 5.3% 2 22
Musculoskeletal disorder 25 4.6% 0 0
Pyrexia 24 4.4% 6 19
Toxicity to various agents 20 3.7% 2 4
Fatigue 19 3.5% 4 12
Interstitial lung disease 16 2.9% 2 7
Dehydration 15 2.7% 2 15
Malignant neoplasm progression 15 2.7% 7 4
Decreased appetite 14 2.6% 4 12

Other Indications for 5-FLUOROURACIL

Breast cancer (247) Breast cancer stage i (58) Colon cancer (27) Colorectal cancer metastatic (25) Colorectal cancer (11) Rectal cancer (10) Colon cancer metastatic (9) Pancreatic carcinoma (9) Invasive ductal breast carcinoma (6) Gastrooesophageal cancer (5)

Other Drugs Used for Chemotherapy

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (3,372) DOCETAXEL (2,134) CARBOPLATIN (1,902) DOXORUBICIN (1,756) VINCRISTINE (1,743) PACLITAXEL (1,425) OXALIPLATIN (1,423) METHOTREXATE (1,380) CYTARABINE (1,355) ETOPOSIDE (1,246)

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5-FLUOROURACIL Full Profile All Chemotherapy Drugs 5-FLUOROURACIL Demographics 5-FLUOROURACIL Timeline