12: an evidence-based review regarding off-label prescriptions of polidocanol

This article attempts to provide physicians with the latest information concerning successful and unsuccessful use of polidocanol as an alternative treatment for esophageal and gastric varices, tendinopathy and epicondylitis, vascular malformations, varicocele, hydrocele and spermatocele, aneurysmal bone cysts, Itching, management of gastrointestinal bleeding, simple renal cysts, reducing the incidence and severity of radio-induced dermatitis, and hemorrhoids. Polidocanol eligibility as an alternative prescription, in comparison to other standard medications in each condition, is also discussed meticulously afterwards in this paper.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Open access Poster Source Type: research