Sodium tetradecyl sulfate

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Sodium tetradecyl sulfate

Systematic (IUPAC) name
Sodium tetradecylsulfate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	Consumer Drug Information
Legal status	Prescription only medicine
Routes	Intravenous injection
Identifiers

ATC code	C05BB04
PubChem	CID 14492
UNII	Q1SUG5KBD6^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1200354^N
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₄H₂₉Na O₄S
Mol. mass	316.43243 g/mol
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Sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) is an anionic surfactant used in the sclerosant drug Sotradecol. It is commonly used in the treatment of varicose and spider veins of the leg, during the procedure of sclerotherapy. Being a detergent-based chemical, its action is on the lipid molecules in the cells of the vein wall, causing inflammatory destruction of the internal lining of the vein and thrombus formation eventually leading to sclerosis of the vein. It is used in concentrations ranging from 0.1% to 3% for this purpose. In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, it is sold under the trade-name Fibro-Vein in concentrations of 0.2%, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 3%.^[1]

As of 30 October 2009, it has been claimed that it can also stop snoring when injected into the roof of the mouth by hardening the soft tissues which vibrate. ^[2]

References

Vasoprotectives (C05)

Antihemorrhoidals for topical use

corticosteroids	Hydrocortisone Prednisolone Betamethasone Fluorometholone Fluocortolone Dexamethasone Fluocinolone acetonide Fluocinonide

local anesthetics	Lidocaine Tetracaine Benzocaine Dibucaine Procaine Oxetacaine Pramocaine

other	Tribenoside

Antivaricose therapy

heparins or heparinoids for topical use	Organo-heparinoid Sodium apolate Heparin Pentosan polysulfate

sclerosing agents for local injection	Monoethanolamine oleate Polidocanol Inverted sugar syrup Sodium tetradecyl sulfate Phenol

other	Calcium dobesilate

Capillary stabilising agents

bioflavonoids	Rutoside Monoxerutin Diosmin Troxerutin Hidrosmin

other	Tribenoside Etamsylate

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