Sclerosant
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
Brand names: Fibrovein, Sotradecol
Adult dose
Dose: 0.1–1mL of 0.2–3% solution per injection — depends on vein size; specialist
Route: Intravenous (sclerotherapy)
Frequency: per session
Clinical pearls
- Varicose vein sclerotherapy; foam preparation for larger veins
- Specialist vascular; doppler/duplex pre-treatment
Contraindications
- Acute DVT
- Local/systemic infection
- Severe peripheral vascular disease
- Hypersensitivity
- Pregnancy
Side effects
- Pain at site
- Skin necrosis if extravasation
- Hyperpigmentation
- DVT
- Anaphylaxis
- Stroke (if PFO with foam sclerotherapy)
Reference: BNF; NICE CG168/IPG440; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/sodium-tetradecyl-sulfate/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
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