BENOQUIN SUMMARY
BENOQUIN® CREAM 20%
(Monobenzone Cream, USP)
Rx Only.
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY
Benoquin Cream 20% is a depigmenting agent whose mechanism of action is not fully understood. Monobenzone is the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone.
Benoquin Cream 20% is indicated for final depigmentation in extensive Vitiligo.
Benoquin Cream 20% is applied topically to permanently depigment normal skin surrounding vitiliginous lesions in patients with disseminated (greater than 50 percent of body surface area) idiopathic vitiligo.
Benoquin Cream 20% is not recommended in freckling; hyperpigmentation caused by photosensitization following the use of certain perfumes (berlock dermatitis); melasma (chloasma) of pregnancy; or hyperpigmentation resulting from inflammation of the skin. Benoquin Cream 20% is not effective for the treatment of cafe-au-lait spots, pigmented nevi, malignant melanoma or pigmentation resulting from pigments other than melanin (e.g.: bile, silver, or artificial pigments).
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