Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream Medical Assessment

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Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream Medical Assessment

Geoffrey Redmond, M.D.

Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream (Eflornithine HCl Cream, 13.9%) is an entirely new approach to helping women with increased facial hair because it does not work through hormonal pathways. The manufacturers were somewhat brave to invest in developing Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream, considering that for years most of the medical profession refused to acknowledge that increased hair growth in women was a problem at all. As a result, women embarrassed by visible facial hair have felt quite isolated. In my own practice I usually see five or ten new patients a week for help with excess hair growth and many still ask on their first visit, "Doctor, have you ever seen anyone else like me?" Yet, in America, there are ten million adult women who remove facial hair at least twice a week and more than twice as many who remove weekly. Several medical treatments such as spironolactone (Aldactone™) have been used with some degree of success but these require a physician with special expertise in their use. And none are FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved for treatment of increased female hair growth.

Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream is indicated specifically for the reduction of unwanted facial hair in women and has just been approved by the FDA. Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream is unique in that it works directly to slow hair growth by inhibiting an enzyme called ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). When this enzyme is blocked by the medication, metabolic activity in the hair follicle decreases, and hairs grow in more slowly. Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream does not itself remove hair so it needs to be used in combination with a removal method.

I was involved in the studies for Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream and can report that many of the women who used it in the study were quite happy with the result and have been eagerly waiting for it to become available. Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream works relatively quickly; hair growth is noticeably slower within about eight weeks and slows further after that. The cream does need to be continued, however; the studies showed that eight weeks after stopping use the hair was beginning to grow faster again.

The studies concerned facial and neck hair only so Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream is not indicated for use elsewhere on the body.

Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream seems to have many advantages for women with increased facial hair: It is applied to the skin twice a day instead of having to be taken internally; it works reasonably quickly, and side effects if they occur at all, seem to be quite mild. When applied right after hair has been removed with a razor, mild stinging can occur; but this was not very bothersome. Although a prescription is required, it is likely that many dermatologists and family physicians will be willing to prescribe it. The price is expected to be about $50 for a tube which should last for about two months. As with other prescription medications, it pays to shop around for the best price. The manufacturer expects it to be in pharmacies in mid-September.

Many women will be wondering how Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream compares with other treatments such as spironolactone (Aldactone™), electrolysis or laser. I think it is too early to tell. My expectation is that most women whose primary concern is facial hair will be happy with the result. Those who have acne or alopecia or who wish reduction in body hair will still need to use other treatments for these.

We do not yet know how Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream will compare with other treatments for unwanted hair. For women already on another medical treatment who start Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream, I recommend continuing that until Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream has started to work. Of course many women with PCOS are on treatments such as insulin sensitizers which are needed for other aspects of the condition. You should discuss any change in your medications with your physician.

The release of Vaniqa Prescription Hair Growth Inhibitor Cream is an important event for women with PCOS - for the first time, those troubled by unwanted facial hair will have an effective medication designed just for them.