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Medicines heparinoidQuestion & answer

heparinoid · Medicine question

How is heparinoid excreted after application to the skin?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

After application to the skin, heparinoid is excreted in the urine partly unchanged and partly as depolymerized, shorter-chain molecules.

Sources for this answer

Hirudoid CreamThornton & Ross Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties · Version 7Document updated 28 November 2023

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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