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Polidocanol MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Polidocanol
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.455.250.700.670
D05.750.741.630
D25.720.741.630
J01.637.051.720.741.630
Unique ID
D000077423
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077423
Scope Note
An alkyl polyglycol ether of LAURYL ALCOHOL, chemically defined as an alcohol ethoxylate having an average alkyl chain of 12–14 carbon atoms, and an ethylene oxide chain of 9 ethylene oxide units. It is used as a detergent, and medically as a local anesthetic, and as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES and VARICOSE VEINS.
Entry Term(s)
Aethoxysclerol
Aethoxysklerol
Aetoxisclerol
Atossisclerol
Atoxysclerol
Brij 30
Brij-30
Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol Monoether
Ethoxysclerol
Hydroxypolyethoxydodecane
Laureth
Laureth 9
Laureth-1
Laureth-4
Laureth-7
Laureth-9
Lauromacrogol
Lauromacrogol 400
Lauromacrogols
Lubrol 12A9
Lubrol-PX
Nonaethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether
Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ether
Polyethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether
Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl Ether
Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ether
Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether
Polyoxyethylene(4) Lauryl Ether
Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl Ether
Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ether
Tetraethylene Glycol Dodecyl Ether
Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ether
Thesit
alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl)
Pharm Action
Detergents
Sclerosing Solutions
Related Numbers
6HQ855798J
9002-92-0
J89TKQ5R54
Z95S6G8201
CAS Type 1 Name
3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-Nonaoxanonatriacontan-1-ol
Public MeSH Note
2019; POLIDOCANOL was indexed under POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS 1974-2018
History Note
2019 (1974)
Date Established
2019/01/01
Date of Entry
2018/07/09
Revision Date
2018/07/03
Polidocanol Preferred
Laureth Narrower
Aethoxysclerol Narrower
Atossisclerol Narrower
Atoxysclerol Narrower
Hydroxypolyethoxydodecane Related
Lubrol 12A9 Narrower
Lubrol-PX Narrower
Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ether Related
Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether Narrower
Thesit Narrower
Laureth-7 Narrower
Lauromacrogol Related
Laureth-4 Narrower
Nonaethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether Narrower
Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl Ether Related
Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ether Related
Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ether Related
alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl) Related
Brij 30 Narrower
Tetraethylene Glycol Dodecyl Ether Related
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