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Active substance

Fluorouracil

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
FLORYL 50 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION50 mg/mlSolution for injection/infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 98.50Generic · PrescriptionAccord Healthcare LimitedValid
FLORYL 50MG/ML SOL. FOR INJ./INFUSION50 mg/mlSolution for injection/infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 31.45Generic · PrescriptionAccord Healthcare LimitedValid
FLORYL 50MG/ML SOL. FOR INJ./INFUSION50 mg/mlSolution for injection/infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 29.85Generic · PrescriptionAccord Healthcare LimitedValid
Fluorouracil Ebewe 1000mg/20ml50 mg/mlSolution for injection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 38.45Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAValid
Fluorouracil Ebewe 5000mg/100ml50 mg/mlSolution for injection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 123.15Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAValid
Fluorouracil Ebewe 500mg/10ml50 mg/mlSolution for injection · Parenteral use1 VialSAR 39.35Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAValid
EFUDIX 5% OINTMENT5 %Ointment · Topical1 TubeSAR 15.75Generic · PrescriptionVALEANT PHARMACEUTICALSWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLORYL 50MG/ML SOL. FOR INJ./INFUSION50 mg/mlSolution for injection/infusion · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 7.85Generic · PrescriptionAccord Healthcare LimitedWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUORO-URACIL ICN 250MG-5ML VIAL50 mg/mlInjection · Parenteral use5 VialSAR 29.25Generic · PrescriptionVALEANT PHARMACEUTICALSWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL 250MG-10ML VIAL25 mg/mlSolution for injection · Parenteral use5 VialSAR 40.30NCE · PrescriptionHOSPIRA UK LIMITEDWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL 250MG-10ML VIAL25 mg/mlSolution for injection · Parenteral use5 VialSAR 40.30NCE · PrescriptionHOSPIRA AUSTRALIAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL 500MG-10ML VIAL50 mg/mlSolution for injection · Parenteral use5 VialSAR 63.45NCE · PrescriptionHOSPIRA AUSTRALIAInvalid · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL EBEWE AMP 50MG-ML50 mg/mlconcentrate for solution for injection · Intravenous use5 AmpouleSAR 52.55Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL EBEWE AMP 50MG-ML50 mg/mlconcentrate for solution for injection · Intravenous use5 AmpouleSAR 35.35Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
FLUOROURACIL EBEWE VIAL 50MG-ML50 mg/mlSolution for injection · Intravenous use1 VialSAR 10.35Generic · PrescriptionEBEWE PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

ANAL CANCER; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER EARLY HER-2 -VE; BREAST CANCER MET.HER-2 -VE; Cervical Cancer; COLORECTAL CANCER-EARLY & ADVANCED; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; GASTRIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE PANCREAS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; OPEN ANGLE GLUCOMA; OVARIAN CANCER; PARATHYROID CANCER; THYROID CANCER-MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; VAGINAL AND VULVAR CANCERS

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
EFUDEX2%solution · topicalEXTROVISPrescription29 Jul 1970
EFUDEX5%cream · topicalEXTROVISPrescription29 Jul 1970
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML); 5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionFRESENIUS KABI USAPrescription30 Sep 1998
FLUOROURACIL1GM/20ML (50MG/ML); 500MG/10ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionFRESENIUS KABI USAPrescription30 Sep 1998
CARAC0.5%cream · topicalEXTROVISPrescription27 Oct 2000
FLUOROURACIL2%; 5%solution · topicalTAROPrescription5 Nov 2003
FLUOROURACIL1GM/20ML (50MG/ML); 500MG/10ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionACCORD HLTHCAREPrescription26 Apr 2007
FLUOROURACIL5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionACCORD HLTHCAREPrescription26 Apr 2007
FLUOROURACIL5%cream · topicalDR REDDYS LABS SAPrescription11 Apr 2008
FLUOROURACIL5%cream · topicalTAROPrescription5 Mar 2010
FLUOROURACIL500MG/10ML (50MG/ML); 1GM/20ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionEUGIA PHARMA SPECLTSPrescription17 Jul 2012
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML); 5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionEUGIA PHARMA SPECLTSPrescription17 Jul 2012
TOLAK4%cream · topicalHILL DERMACEUTICALSPrescription18 Sep 2015
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML); 5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionSAGENT PHARMS INCPrescription17 Feb 2016
FLUOROURACIL500MG/10ML (50MG/ML); 1GM/20ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionSAGENT PHARMS INCPrescription11 May 2017
FLUOROURACIL500MG/10ML (50MG/ML); 1GM/20ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionGLANDPrescription27 Oct 2017
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML); 5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionGLANDPrescription26 Dec 2017
FLUOROURACIL5%cream · topicalACCORD HLTHCAREPrescription7 Oct 2021
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionALEMBICPrescription3 Mar 2023
FLUOROURACIL5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionALEMBICPrescription18 Oct 2023
FLUOROURACIL5%solution · topicalENCUBEPrescription2 Nov 2023
FLUOROURACIL2.5GM/50ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionKINDOSPrescription24 Sep 2024
FLUOROURACIL5GM/100ML (50MG/ML)injectable · injectionKINDOSPrescription6 Feb 2025
FLUOROURACIL5%cream · topicalENCUBEPrescription12 Feb 2025
FAVLYXA250MG/10ML (25MG/ML); 2.5GM/100ML (25MG/ML)solution · intravenousAVYXA HOLDINGSPrescription20 Feb 2026

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Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
EFUDEX003305825 % / W/WCREAM · TOPICALBAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.
FLUOROURACIL INJECTION0001288250 MG / MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSSANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED
FLUOROURACIL INJECTION024737630.5 G / 10 MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSBIOLYSE PHARMA CORPORATION
FLUOROURACIL INJECTION024737715 G / 100 MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSBIOLYSE PHARMA CORPORATION
FLUOROURACIL INJECTION USP0241345050 MG / MLSOLUTION · INTRAVENOUSACCORD HEALTHCARE INC
TOLAK024853464 % / W/WCREAM · TOPICALHILL DERMACEUTICALS INC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACFLUOROURACIL 0.5% CREAM$42.87573per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACFLUOROURACIL 2% TOPICAL SOLN$3.42131per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACFLUOROURACIL 5% CREAM$0.61563per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACFLUOROURACIL 5% TOPICAL SOLN$4.17343per ML23 Sep 2026
NHS Drug TariffFluorouracil 4% cream£28.0020 gram1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffFluorouracil 5% cream£32.9040 gram1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 13.4. Dermatological medicines > Medicines affecting skin differentiation and proliferation · core
    Plantar warts
    Local > Topical > Ointment: 5%
  • 8.2.1. Cytotoxic medicines · complementary
    Malignant neoplasms of nasopharynx; Malignant neoplasms of rectum; Malignant neoplasm metastasis in large intestine; Malignant neoplasms of breast; Malignant neoplasms of colon
    Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in vial

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

All safety entries for fluorouracil →

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.