User:Mr. Ibrahem/Pentoxifylline

Pentoxifylline, also known as oxpentifylline, is a medication used to treat peripheral artery disease that results in pain with walking and venous leg ulcers. There is tentative evidence that it may improve peoples ability to walk. Use is not recommended in the United Kingdom. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include nausea, dizziness, and heart burn. Other side effects may include bleeding. It is a xanthine derivative and is believed to work by increasing red blood cell flexibility.

Pentoxifylline was approved for medical use in the United States in 1984. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £19 a month as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 36 USD.