Who are Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Mycophenolate, Cellcept, Leustatin, Fudr, Cytarabine, Imuran.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream (Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antimetabolite; Pyrimidine analog. Area: Oncology; Dermatology.

phase 3 Antimetabolite; Pyrimidine analog Thymidylate synthase; DNA and RNA synthesis Oncology; Dermatology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream (Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream) — Actavis Inc.. Fluorouracil is a pyrimidine analog that inhibits thymidylate synthase and gets incorporated into DNA and RNA, disrupting nucleotide synthesis and causing cell death in rapidly dividing cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream TARGET	Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream	Actavis Inc.	phase 3	Antimetabolite; Pyrimidine analog	Thymidylate synthase; DNA and RNA synthesis
Mycophenolate	MYCOPHENOLIC ACID	Novartis	marketed	Antimetabolite Immunosuppressant	Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2	2004-01-01
Cellcept	MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL	Roche Palo	marketed	Antimetabolite Immunosuppressant	Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2	1995-01-01
Leustatin	CLADRIBINE		marketed	Purine Antimetabolite [EPC]	cAMP-specific 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase 4A	1993-01-01
Fudr	FLOXURIDINE		marketed	Antimetabolite [EPC]	Thymidylate synthase	1970-01-01
Cytarabine	Cytarabine	Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.	marketed	Antimetabolite	DNA polymerase	1969-01-01
Imuran	AZATHIOPRINE	Legacy Pharma	marketed	Purine Antimetabolite [EPC]	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2	1968-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2038-11-23 — Leustatin · 10849919 · Method of Use · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12097284 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12226526 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 11931455 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12194143 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12097285 · Formulation · US
2041-09-10 — Leustatin · 12539329 · Method of Use · US
2041-09-10 — Leustatin · 12533408 · Method of Use · US

Sponsor landscape (Antimetabolite; Pyrimidine analog class)

Actavis Inc. · 2 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/carac-fluorouracil-cream. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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