VANIQA

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Canada, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom, United States

Active ingredients

The drug VANIQA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Eflornithine
UNII 4NH22NDW9H - EFLORNITHINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Eflornithine irreversibly inhibits ornithine decarboxylase, an enzyme involved in the production of the hair shaft by the hair follicle. Eflornithine has been shown to reduce the rate of hair growth.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
VANIQA Cream European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
D11AX Other dermatologicals D Dermatologicals → D11 Other dermatological preparations → D11A Other dermatological preparations
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D11AX16 Eflornithine D Dermatologicals → D11 Other dermatological preparations → D11A Other dermatological preparations → D11AX Other dermatologicals
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02243837
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1204805, 1204816, 1204827, 1849732
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 01173002
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 384794
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 64328981
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 149460
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 52311, 52348
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 7293
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 035115017, 035115029, 035115031
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1031136, 1031137, 1031138
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard Identifier(s): 16164784
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 127264
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100210697
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W53290001, W53290002, W53290003
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0023-4857

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