Of the drugs listed above, for example, only one, eflornithine, has been developed since the late 1940s.(11) The trypanocidal effect of eflornithine was discovered only after it failed as an antineoplastic agent,(12) and it is only available today because the compound has also been commercialized as a cosmetic cream for the treatment of hirsutism. This … Continue reading Of the drugs listed above, for example, only one, eflornithine, has been developed since the late 1940s