Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Eflornithine
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Eflornithine (IV): no longer commercially available in the U.S.
- Treatment of unwanted facial hair in women (topical cream)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
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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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Eflornithine (IV): no longer commercially available in the U.S.
- Treatment of unwanted facial hair in women (topical cream)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
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 July 13, 2020.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Eflornithine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved July 13, 2020, 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 2020 July 13]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540184/all/Eflornithine.
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