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Manage your health conditions: varicose veins & venous leg ulcers

Living with the physical and emotional impact of vein problems day after day can be hard. It can help to learn about these conditions and what you can do about them.

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Vein-related conditions

Venous disorders are conditions that damage your veins. Varicose veins and venous leg ulcers occur when your leg veins can’t pump blood back up to your heart. This causes blood to pool in the veins of the leg.

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About varicose veins

Learn how varicose veins form, their symptoms and what you can do.

Learn more about varicose veins
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About venous leg ulcers

Get an overview about these uncomfortable wounds.

Learn more about leg ulcers

Indications

Varithena (polidocanol injectable foam) 1% is a prescription medicine used to treat varicose veins caused by problems with the great saphenous vein (GSV) and other related veins in the leg's GSV system. Varithena improves symptoms related to or caused by varicose veins, and the appearance of varicose veins.

Important safety information

You should not be treated with Varithena if you are allergic to polidocanol or have clots in your blood vessels. Severe allergic reactions have been reported in people treated with liquid forms of polidocanol and some patients have died from these reactions. Varithena is a foam made from polidocanol. A healthcare professional will observe you for signs of allergic reactions for at least 10 minutes after you are treated with Varithena. Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have:

  • Arterial disease (a disease of the blood vessels)
  • Reduced mobility
  • A history of blood clots in the veins or lungs
  • Had major surgery in the past 3 months
  • Recently had a long hospital stay
  • Become pregnant or were recently pregnant

The most common side effects seen with Varithena are leg pain or discomfort, injection site bruising or pain, and potentially serious blood clots in the leg veins. These are not all the possible side effects of Varithena. Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. You can also report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. Varithena is administered by your doctor. Doctors using Varithena must be experienced in vein procedures and trained in using Varithena.

See full prescribing information for Varithena.