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VANIQA®
(eflornithine hydrochloride) Cream, 13.9%

For topical dermatological use only. Not for ophthalmic, oral or intravaginal use.

DRUG DESCRIPTION

VANIQA is a cream containing 13.9% (139 mg/g) of anhydrous eflornithine hydrochloride as eflornithine hydrochloride monohydrate (150 mg/g).

Chemically, eflornithine hydrochloride is (±) -2- (difluoromethyl) ornithine monohydrochloride monohydrate, with the empirical formula C6H12F2N2O2•HCl•H2O, a molecular weight of 236.65 and the following structural formula:

VANIQA (eflornithine hydrochloride) structural formula illustration

Anhydrous eflornithine hydrochloride has an empirical formula C6H12F2N2O2• HCl and a molecular weight of 218.65.

Other ingredients include: ceteareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, methylparaben, mineral oil, PEG-100 stearate, phenoxyethanol, propylparaben, stearyl alcohol and water.

Brand Name: Vaniqa
Generic Name: Eflornithine
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