Dextranomer
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Dextranomer (trade name Debrisan, Exudex[1]) is a cicatrizant used in dressings for wound healing,[2] and in pharmaceutical products to treat fecal incontinence.[3] It consists of dextran polymer chains cross-linked into a three-dimensional network.[4]
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Trade names | Debrisan |
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Routes of administration | Topical |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.128.106 |
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Solesta is the marketed brand name of a system of injections of dextranomer in stabilized sodium hyaluronate for use in fecal incontinence (FI).[5] This preparation is a biocompatible gel, for use as a perianal injectable bulking agent. The system is intended to be injected in the submucosal layer of the proximal anal canal (i.e. above the level of the dentate line).