I've heard conflicting accounts. What exactly is polidocanol?
Polidocanol is a sclerosing solution in the category of chemical irritants. It is an excellent sclerotherapy solution and it is FDA approved. It can be used both as a liquid or as foam.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Polidocanol is a sclerosing agent, drug used to treat veins. It works quite well. Currently, it is available only from compounding pharmacies in the US, although it will be available from a manufacturer soon.
The drug most commonly used int the US is Sotradecol, which works well also, this is the FDA drug available here.
All of these drugs work by injuring the vein well causing the vein to scar down and close off, thereby removing the varicose/spider veins.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Polidocanol is a sclerosing agent. It actually has numbing properties and therefore causes less pain than other injectable agents. It currently is not FDA approved in the US. However, there are now drug companies seeking its approval.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Polidocanol is a sclerosing agent, drug used to treat veins. It works quite well, however I do not believe it is readily available in the US.
The drug most commonly used int the US is Sotradecol, which works well also, this is the FDA drug available here.
All of these drugs work by injuring the vein well causing the vein to scar down and close off, thereby removing the varicose/spider veins.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Polidocanol is one of the commonly used agents for sclerotherapy.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Polidocanol is a sclerosing agent. It is not currently FDA approved and therefore difficult to come by in the U.S.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
We don't use it because it is not FDA approved in the United States.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
It is a sclerossant that is currently not approved by the FDA and is not often used. It has a history of being a good sclerossant, however. There are trials currently and it may be available soon.
Published on Jul 11, 2012