Blood Viscosity-reducing
Drugs are medicines that improve blood flow by making the blood less
viscous (sticky).
Purpose
The main use of Blood-viscosity Reducing Drugs is to relieve
painful leg cramps caused by poor circulation, a condition called
Intermittent Claudication. Physicians also may prescribe this
medicine for other conditions, including stroke, impotence, male
infertility, Raynaud's Disease, and nerve and circulation problems
caused by diabetes.
Description
Blood-viscosity Reducing Drugs are available only with a
physician's prescription and come in extended-release tablet form.
Examples of blood-viscosity reducing drugs are Pentoxifylline
(Trental) and Oxypentifylline.
