Aethoxysklerol ampoules 0.5% 2ml №5

Dosage form

Injection

Composition

Lauromacrogol 400 (polidocanol)

5 pieces

Mechanism of action

Aethoxysklerol - sclerosing agent, non-ionic surfactant.

Indications and usage

For sclerosis of varicose veins of the limbs, esophagus, stomach, as well as hemorrhoids, peripheral and central veins telangiectasias.

Contraindications

Shock, endocarditis, myocarditis, chronic heart failure in the decompensation stage, acute infectious and inflammatory diseases accompanied by fever (including local), bronchial asthma, pulmonary diseases in the acute phase; diabetes mellitus in the phase of decompensation, diabetic microangiopathy; I trimester and after 36 weeks of pregnancy, with the exception of acute bleeding; hypersensitivity to the active substance. For sclerosing varicose veins of the lower extremities: acute superficial and deep vein thrombosis, deep vein thrombophlebitis, occlusion of arteries of the 3rd and 4th degree.

Do not use in bedridden patients.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

It is contraindicated for use in the first trimester and after 36 weeks of pregnancy (with the exception of acute bleeding).

Dosage and administration

Individual, depending on indications and the applied dosage form.

Adverse reactions

Systemic reactions: fever, exudative pleurisy are possible; rarely, skin rash; very rarely - collapse, dizziness, difficulty breathing and feeling of heaviness in the chest, nausea, visual disturbances, local sensitivity disorders, metallic taste, anaphylactic shock.

Local reactions: depending on the injection site, necrosis and ulceration of the esophagus, dysphagia, esophageal stenosis can develop, very rarely - esophageal perforation; hyperpigmentation, periphlebitis, thrombophlebitis, tissue necrosis (especially with paravasal administration); with sclerosis of hemorrhoids, transient pains are possible during and after the injection, very rarely, pain in the prostate gland, as well as transient erection disorders.

Storage conditions

Store in a dry place at a temperature not higher than 25ºС.