Latest prescription information about Flucytosine. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, its storage instructions and warnings if any when taken during pregnancy. Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list. We recommend consulting your doctor to verify the information presented on this page or if you need any further clarifications.
Flucytosine is an antifungal drug.
Flucytosine is used in treatment of bone marrow suppression and infection with fungi.
50-100 µg/ml (330-775 µmol/L)
>125 µg/mL ( > 970 µmol/L)
High performance liquid chromotography(HPLC), Gas chromatography(GC), Mass spectrometry(MS).
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. Rare but severe side effects include kidney failure, cardiac arrest, bone marrow suppression resulting in reduced blood counts, aplastic anemia where red blood cells are not produced, liver disease and skin reactions like photosensitivity and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Drug Name : Flucytosine
Indication :
Flucytosine is an antifungal drug.
Physiology :
Flucytosine is used in treatment of bone marrow suppression and infection with fungi.
Normal Values :
50-100 µg/ml (330-775 µmol/L)
Critical Values :
>125 µg/mL ( > 970 µmol/L)
Test Method :
High performance liquid chromotography(HPLC), Gas chromatography(GC), Mass spectrometry(MS).
Side effects :
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. Rare but severe side effects include kidney failure, cardiac arrest, bone marrow suppression resulting in reduced blood counts, aplastic anemia where red blood cells are not produced, liver disease and skin reactions like photosensitivity and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
