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Eflornithine

Medication
Eflornithine, sold under the brand name Vaniqa among others, is a medication used to treat African trypanosomiasis and excessive hair growth on the face in women. Specifically it is used for the second stage of sleeping sickness caused by T. b.... Wikipedia
AHFS/Drugs.com: Monograph
ATC code: D11AX16 (WHO) P01CX03 (WHO), L01XX79 (WHO)
Bioavailability: 100% (Intravenous); Negligible (topical)
Elimination half-life: 8 hours
Metabolism: Not metabolized
Other names: α-difluoromethylornithine or DFMO