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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Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELSLast Updated: February 11, 2008
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery

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