Preferred Label : Eflornithine Hydrochloride Ointment;
NCIt definition : An ointment formulation of the hydrochloride salt of an ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)
inhibitor with hair-growth inhibitory and potential chemopreventive activities. When
administered topically, eflornithine irreversibly inhibits skin ODC activity, thereby
inhibiting the synthesis of polyamines; inhibition of polyamine synthesis may result
in diminished hair growth and epidermal cell turnover.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL383480;
Origin ID : C74026;
UMLS CUI : C2348384;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- has_target
