Dimethyl sulfoxide - dye-METH-il sul-FOX-ide is a purified preparation using in the bladder to relieve the symptoms of the bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. A catheter - tube or syringe is using to put the solution into the bladder where it is allowed to remain for about 15 minutes. Then, the solution is expelled by urinating.
Interstitial cystitis is the only human use for dimethyl sulfoxide that is approved by the USA Food and Drug Administration - FDA.
Claims that dimethyl sulfoxide is effective for treating various types of arthritis, ulcers in scleroderma, muscle sprains and strains, bruises, infections of the skin, burns, wounds and mental conditions have not been proven.
Although other preparations of dimethyl sulfoxide are available for industrial and veterinary - animal use, they must not be using by humans, because of their unknown purity. Impurities in these preparations may cause serious unwanted effects. Even if dimethyl sulfoxide is applied to the skin, it is absorbed into the body through the skin and mucous membranes.
This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
In Canada
Generic name product may be available in the USA
Another commonly using name is DMSO .