Contact your doctor or nurse if your side effects are severe.We haven't listed all the very rare side effects of this treatment.

The nurse attaches it to your central line. Each cycle lasts 2, 3 or 4 weeks.

It is important to balance exercise with resting.Moisturise your skin regularly. Within a day, it became terribly inflamed similar to a fever blister (cold sore). FLUOROPLEX® (fluorouracil) 1% Topical Cream is indicated for the topical treatment of multiple actinic (solar) keratoses. Eat less fibre, avoid raw fruits, fruit juice, cereals and vegetables, and drink plenty to replace the fluid lost.It is important to take anti sickness medicines as prescribed even if you don’t feel sick.

COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Outcomes from 1, 2, and 4 weeks of treatment with vehicle cream are pooled because duration of treatment with vehicle had no substantive effect on clearance. You go back to hospital regularly for the nurse to change your pump, and to see how you’re doing.You have blood tests before and during your treatment. Some research has shown that taking gentle exercise can give you more energy. Fluorouracil cream is used to treat sun-damaged skin, pre-cancerous skin lesions such as actinic keratoses (also called solar keratoses), squamous cell carcinoma and for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma. In adjuvant treatment of primary invasive breast cancer, duration of treatment will usually continue for 6 cycles.



Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! Treatment with fluorouracil cream 0.5% for 1, 2, or 4 weeks is compared to treatment with vehicle cream.

If this isn't possible, wash your hands well after changing their nappy.Fluorouracil can cause slow wound healing. Tell your doctor or pharmacist about any medicines you are taking. This is caused by spasms in the muscles of your airways.


You may have fluorouracil through a drip or using a small pump that you carry around for several days.Fluorouracil is also available as an ointment for skin cancer.

They include:Infections can sometimes be life threatening.

It works by blocking the growth of abnormal cells that cause these skin conditions. Get someone else to change their nappies during this time if you can. They include:We have more information about side effects and tips on how to cope with them.Cancer drugs can interact with some other medicines and herbal products. If you need to have an operation your doctor will normally advise you to stop having fluorouracil for a while beforehand.They will let you know when you can start taking it again.Low DPD levels don’t cause symptoms so you won’t know if you have a deficiency. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30167.x. This can cause stiff, painful joints. Your doctor may give you anti diarrhoea medicine to take home with you after treatment. You usually have fluorouracil as part of a course of several cycles of treatment.

Talk to your doctor before starting treatment if you think you may want to have a baby in the future.Men might be able to store sperm before starting treatment. 2005 May;56(5):430-40. doi: 10.1007/s00105-005-0950-5. The tube stays in place throughout the course of treatment. Contact your advice line as soon as possible if:Early treatment can help manage side effects better. This includes vitamins, herbal supplements and over the counter remedies.You may not be able to become pregnant or father a child after treatment with this drug.


When used as an ointment it does not cause the usual side effects but it can cause temporary irritation and inflammation in the treated areas of skinYou might have treatment through a long plastic tube that goes into a large vein in your chest.

From there, it got worse by progressing to an ulcerated state. Your doctor or nurse will tell you what moisturiser to use.These side effects happen in fewer than 1 in 100 people (1%).

This can be a: central line; PICC line; portacath; When you have fluorouracil.

For the first three days, I didn't notice any reaction.