About eflornithine
Class: | Antineoplastic agent, irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase
Use: | Treatment of African sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Adult dose: | 400 mg (two 192 mg tablets) administered intravenously every 12 hours for 14 days
Pediatric dose: | Not established; use in children should be based on clinical judgment and careful consideration of risks versus benefits
Side effects: | Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, fat
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