Eflornithine
- TRADE NAMES: Ornidyl; Vaniqa (Women First)
- INDICATIONS: Sleeping sickness, hypertrichosis
- CLASS: Ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor
- HALF-LIFE: 3–3.5 hours (intravenous); 8 hours (topical)
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
None known
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
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SKIN.
HAIR.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
HEMATOLOGIC.
LOCAL.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OTIC.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
Symbol key
Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric