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Varicose Veins - Medications
Medicines are not generally used to treat varicose veins.
Anticoagulant medicines (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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Last Updated:
February 11, 2008
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