Drug Summary

  Drug name:  flucytosine
  Chemical name:  Flucytosine
  Formula:  C₄H₄FN₃O
  Weight:   129.0925
  CAS no:  2022-85-7
  DrugBank link:  DB01099
  Description:  A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment (in combination with amphotericin B) of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida (septicemia, endocarditis and urinary system infections) and/or Cryptococcus (meningitis and pulmonary infections).