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Fluorouracil

CAS Number

51-21-8

Synonym

5-FU; 1-Fluoro-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione; 2,4-Dihydroxy-5-fluoropyrimidine; 5-Fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione; 2,4-Dioxo-5-fluoropyrimidine; 5-Fluor-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidin

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (chemotherapy)

Fluorouracil

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
01/01/1989
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts