Varicose Veins

Medications

Medications are not generally used to treat varicose veins.

Anticoagulant medications (blood thinners) are often needed to treat deep vein thrombosis, blood clots that develop in deep veins, which can cause varicose veins to develop.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Kathe Gallagher, MSW	Last Updated: May 10, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery
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