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Side Effects
Vaniqa is intended for any woman who has unwanted facial hair around their lips or under their chin. If you are allergic to any of the active ingredients, let your doctor know. Vaniqa contains ingredi
ents including Vaniqa also contains ceteareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, methylparaben, mineral oil, PEG-bO stearate, phenoxyethanol, propylparaben, stearyl alcohol and wate
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Cautions
In case condition gets worse while you use the medicine, stop the medicine and contact your doctor.
If skin irritation occurs, reduce the frequency of treatments. If irritation cont
inues, stop using the medicine and contact your doctor.
If no improvement is seen after six months of treatment, stop using the medicine and contact your doctor.
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Proper Use of This Medicine
Overdosage information with VANIQA is unavailable. Given the low percutaneous penetration of this drug, overdosage via the topical route is not expected (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ). However, should v
ery high topical doses (e.g., multiple tubes per day) or oral ingestion be encountered (a 30 g tube contains 4.2 g of eflornithine hydrochloride), the patient should be monitored, and appropriate supp
ortive measures administered as necessary.
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Before Using This Medicine
Children¡XThere is no specific information comparing use of Vaniqa in children under the age of 12 years with use in other age groups. However, this medicine is not expected to cause different side ef
ects or problems in older children than it does in adults.
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What is this medicine
VANIQA is a prescription cream that helps women manage unwanted facial hair. That's because it's the first - and only - prescription cream clinically proven to slow the growth of unwanted facial hair
in women. Over time you may be removing hair less often. VANIQA does not remove hair. Applying this fragrance-free cream twice a day, every day, should not replace your current method of removal. Inst
ead, VANIQA (eflornithine HCl) Cream, 13.9% complements it by slowing hair growth. You should continue to use your current method of hair removal or treatment. VANIQA is a prescription drug for extern
al use only. VANIQA was studied in women around the lips and under the chin.
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Other Medicines
Although there is no drug interaction known for Vaniqa, you had better inform your doctor of all medications and facial products you are using before you begin Vaniqa treatments.
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