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    Eflornithine

    Edina Avdic, Pharm.D., Paul A. Pham, Pharm.D.
    Eflornithine is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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    INDICATIONS

    FDA

    • Eflornithine (IV): no longer commercially available in the U.S.
    • Treatment of unwanted facial hair in women (topical cream)

    NON-FDA APPROVED USES

    • African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness):Second-stage T. b. gambiense
      • Eflornithine is not effective against T. b. rhodesiense(East African form of the diseases)
      • Drug can be obtained from CDC by contacting the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (telephone, 404-718-4745; email, parasites@cdc.gov).

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    Last updated: June 3, 2017

    Citation

    Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Eflornithine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540184/all/Eflornithine.
    Avdic E, Pham PA. Eflornithine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540184/all/Eflornithine. Accessed April 21, 2019.
    Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Eflornithine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540184/all/Eflornithine
    Avdic E, Pham PA. Eflornithine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540184/all/Eflornithine.
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