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Fluorourasil is a drug which is used in the treatment of cancer. It is a irreversible inhibitor of thymidylate synthase. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites and is typically administered with leucovorin.

Side effects of fluorourasil include: 

  • myelosuppression
  • mucositis
  • dermatitis
  • diarrhea
  • cardiac toxicity.
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