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INN: ONABOTULINUMTOXINA
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About This Product
Manufacturer
ABBVIE CORPORATION
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ATC Code
M03AX01
Source
DPD · 02531445
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BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) purified neurotoxin complex is indicated for the
following therapeutic indications:, treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urinary incontinence, urgency and
frequency, in adult patients who have an inadequate response to or are intolerant of an
anticholinergic medication, treatment of urinary incontinence due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity resulting
from a defined neurological illness (such as spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis) in
adult patients who have an inadequate response to or are intolerant of an anticholinergic
medication, prophylaxis of headaches in adults with chronic migraine (headaches on at least 15
days per month of which at least 8 days are with migraine), treatment of strabismus in patients twelve years and over, treatment of blepharospasm associated with dystonia, including benign
blepharospasm and VIIth nerve disorders (specifically hemifacial spasm) in patients
twelve years and over, treatment of cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis), treatment of focal spasticity of the upper and lower limbs, including dynamic equinus
foot deformity, due to juvenile cerebral palsy in patients two years and older, treatment of severe primary hyperhidrosis of the axillae, treatment of focal spasticity in adults, treatment of spasmodic dysphonia.,BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) purified neurotoxin complex is indicated for the
following cosmetic indications:, temporary improvement in the appearance of upper facial rhytides (glabellar lines,
crows feet and forehead lines) in adults., temporary improvement in the appearance of platysma continuous bands in healthy
adults.
⚠️ Warnings
• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of nerve disease, muscle problems, bleeding disorders, seizures, heart disease, difficulty in swallowing or breathing, eye problems, skin infection, any allergy, who are taking other medications, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• It may cause dizziness, drowsiness, loss of strength, weakness, blurred vision, or drooping eyelids, do not drive a car or operate machinery while taking this medication.
• It should not be used in children less than 18 years old.