Varicose Veins - Medications

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Medications are not generally used to treat varicose veins.

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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.

Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery
Last Updated: 02/22/2006

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