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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
Registry Number: 0AWH8BFG9A
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

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Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Alcohols [D02.033]
  - Glycols [D02.033.455]
    - Ethylene Glycols [D02.033.455.250]
      - Polyethylene Glycols [D02.033.455.250.700]
        
        Cetomacrogol [D02.033.455.250.700.150]
        
        Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate [D02.033.455.250.700.485]
        
        Nonoxynol [D02.033.455.250.700.620]
        
        Octoxynol [D02.033.455.250.700.660]
        
        Polidocanol [D02.033.455.250.700.670]
        
        Poloxalene [D02.033.455.250.700.680]
        
        Poloxamer [D02.033.455.250.700.682]
        
        Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate [D02.033.455.250.700.685]
        
        Polysorbates [D02.033.455.250.700.690]

Macromolecular Substances [D05]
- Polymers [D05.750]
  - Polyethylene Glycols [D05.750.741]

Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
- Polymers [D25.720]
  - Polyethylene Glycols [D25.720.741]

Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
- Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
  - Biomedical and Dental Materials [J01.637.051]
    - Polymers [J01.637.051.720]
      - Polyethylene Glycols [J01.637.051.720.741]
        
        Cetomacrogol [J01.637.051.720.741.250]
        
        Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate [J01.637.051.720.741.485]
        
        Nonoxynol [J01.637.051.720.741.575]
        
        Octoxynol [J01.637.051.720.741.610]
        
        Polidocanol [J01.637.051.720.741.630]
        
        Poloxalene [J01.637.051.720.741.650]
        
        Poloxamer [J01.637.051.720.741.667]
        
        Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate [J01.637.051.720.741.685]
        
        Polysorbates [J01.637.051.720.741.700]

Polidocanol Preferred

Concept UI: M0053330
Registry Number: 0AWH8BFG9A
Related Numbers: 6HQ855798J; 9002-92-0; J89TKQ5R54; Z95S6G8201
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.
Terms: Polidocanol Preferred Term
Term UI T000939697
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Laureth 9
Term UI T000939698
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID USAN (19XX); Laureth-9
Term UI T000939699
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974)

Lubrol 12A9 Narrower

Laureth-7 Narrower

Lauromacrogol Related

Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether Narrower

Thesit Narrower

Nonaethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether Narrower

alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl) Related

Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl Ether Related

Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ether Related

Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ether Related

Laureth-4 Narrower

Concept UI: M000633317
Registry Number: 6HQ855798J
Terms: Laureth-4 Preferred Term
Term UI T000939721
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Polyoxyethylene(4) Lauryl Ether
Term UI T000939723
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Lauromacrogol 400
Term UI T000939700
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID INN (19XX); Polyethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether
Term UI T000939722
Date01/25/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Brij 30 Narrower

Tetraethylene Glycol Dodecyl Ether Related

Laureth Narrower

Aethoxysclerol Narrower

Atossisclerol Narrower

Atoxysclerol Narrower

Hydroxypolyethoxydodecane Related

Lubrol-PX Narrower

Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ether Related

Polidocanol MeSH Descriptor Data 2024