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Trental
  • Treatments
  • Intermittent Claudication

Trental

Generic name:pentoxifyllinepen-tox-I-fi-leen ]
Drug class:Miscellaneous coagulation modifiers

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Dec 6, 2021. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is Trental?

Trental causes changes in your blood that help improve blood flow. This also helps your blood carry oxygen to your tissues and organs.

Trental is used to improve blood flow and reduce certain symptoms of a condition called intermittent claudication (IN-ter-MIT-ent KLOD-ih-KAY-tion). This medicine is not a cure for this condition.

Trental may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not use Trental if you have recently had any type of bleeding in your brain or the retina of your eye.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to Trental, or if you are allergic to caffeine or theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Theo-Dur, Slo-Bid, Theochron, Theolair, Uniphyl, and others).

You also should not use Trental if you have recently had any type of bleeding in your brain or the retina of your eyes.

To make sure Trental is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have: