Drug details

Carac (fluorouracil)

type of Dermatologics, Other

Carac Cream, 0.5% (fluorouracil) works by causing the death of cells that grow fastest, such as abnormal skin cells, and is used to treat scaly overgrowths of skin (actinic or solar keratoses). Carac Cream may also be used in the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma. Carac Cream is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• burning,
• irritation,
• dryness,
• rash,
• skin redness,
• pain,
• swelling, and
• scaling or peeling (exfoliation),
• other local reactions.

The following drugs are related to Carac, either as a replacement or used together:

• Aldara (imiquimod)
• Siliq (brodalumab injection for subcutaneous use)
• Cervarix (human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine)
• Condylox Topical (podofilox topical solution)
• Tafinlar (dabrafenib capsules)
• Fluorouracil Cream (fluorouracil cream)
• Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine)
• Zyclara (imiquimod cream)
• Klisyri (tirbanibulin ointment)
• Vitrakvi (larotrectinib capsules)
• Mekinist (trametinib tablets)
• Udenyca (pegfilgrastim-cbqv injection)
• Sylatron (peginterferon alfa-2b)
• Veregen (sinecatechins ointment)

The following supplements are related to Carac, and may be used together with the drug:

• Fish Oil (s.)
• Aloe (s.)
• Bovine Cartilage (s.)
• Inositol (s.)
• Oregon Grape (s.)
• Vitamin D (s.)