Fluorouracildrug info
fluorouracil 5 MG/ML Topical Cream
What it is used for
Fluorouracil cream, 0.5% is indicated for the topical treatment of multiple actinic or solar keratoses of the face and anterior scalp.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 11, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Fluorouracil cream, 0.5%, contains fluorouracil for topical dermatologic use. Chemically, fluorouracil is 5-fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione. The molecular formula is C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2. Fluorouracil has a molecular weight of 130.08. Fluorouracil cream contains 0.5% fluorouracil, with 0.35% being incorporated into a patented porous microsphere (Microsponge ® ) composed of methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer and dimethicone. The cream formulation contains the following other inactive ingredients: Carbomer Homopolymer Type C, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, methylparaben, octyl hydroxy stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sorbitan monooleate, stearic acid, and trolamine. chemical-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 11, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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