Synonyms: 4-hydroxyanisole | BMS-181158 | Leucobasal® | Leucodine B | p-hydroxyanisole
mequinol is an approved drug (FDA (1999))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: A tyrosinase inhibitor
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No information available. |
Summary of Clinical Use ![]() |
Used in combination with the drug tretinoin in the treatment of liver spots and age spots or used alone (higher doses) as a topical drug for medical depigmentation. Has been used (with laser treament) to depigment normal skin in vitiligo patients with disseminated (greater than 50 percent of body surface area) idiopathic vitiligo [1-3]. |
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects ![]() |
Full mechanism of action has not been fully determined. |