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Dextranomer

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Trade names
  
Debrisan

ATC code
  
D03AX02 (WHO)

PubChem SID
  
214362

Routes of administration
  
Topical

CAS Number
  
56087-11-7

Dextranomer

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International Drug Names

Dextranomer (trade name Debrisan, Exudex) is a cicatrizant used in dressings for wound healing, and in pharmaceutical products to treat fecal incontinence. It consists of dextran polymer chains cross-linked into a three-dimensional network.

Solesta

Solesta is the marketed brand name of a system of injections of dextranomer in stabilized sodium hyaluronate for use in fecal incontinence (FI). 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).

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