OnabotulinumtoxinA
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Botox?;Botox? Cosmetic
Brand Names: Canada:
Botox?;Botox? Cosmetic
Uses
- It is used to lower the number of lines and wrinkles of the face and neck.
- It is used to lower underarm sweating.
- It is used to stop migraine headaches.
- It is used to treat anal fissures.
- It is used to treat muscle problems around the eye.
- It is used to treat muscle problems that lead to spasms.
- It is used to treat spasms of the head. It may take 2 weeks to get better.
- It is used to treat an overactive bladder in patients with spinal cord injury or MS (multiple sclerosis).
- OnabotulinumtoxinA paralyzes the muscle getting the shot.
- It lowers sweating.
- It lowers the need to pass urine often.
Dosing
How to take
- It is given as a shot into the muscle(s) causing the spasms.
- It may be given as a shot into the skin near the parts where there is sweating.
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