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What side effects may occur?
Side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. However, check with your doctor if any of the f
ollowing side effects continue or are bothersome.
- Acne; stinging skin
- Burning or bleeding skin; chapped, red lips; chronic acne; hair bumps; numbness; rash; reddening of
skin; swelling of lips ; tingling skin
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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Other medicines¡XAlthough certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your do
or may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other topical prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) me
dicine that is to be applied to the same area of the skin.
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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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How to Use
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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What special precautions should I follow?
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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Why is this drug prescribed?
Vaniqa is the only prescription that has been scientifically proven to slow the growth of unwanted facial hair. This allows women to spend less time in hair removal. It does not remove existing facial
hair. Using fragrance-free Vaniqa two times a day will not eliminate your need for a regular hair removal technique, but does limit hair growth. Use externally only.
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