pentosan polysulfate sodium

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pentosan polysulfate sodium,

a polysulfate derivative of a xylose-containing, glucuronate-substituted pentosan, with an average molecular weight between 4000 and 6000 Da, and having fibrinolytic and anticoagulant actions. It is used as an antiinflammatory in the treatment of interstitial cystitis; it is administered orally.

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