Botulinum Toxin

BNF:
4.9.3
Status:
Red
Decision Date:
July 2012
 

Comments

RED:

  • NICE TA260: Botulinum toxin type A (Botox) for the prevention of headaches in adults with chronic migraine.  (Decision date - July 2012).
  • NICE TA605: Botulinum neurotoxin type A (Xeomin) recommended for treating chronic sialorrhoea.  (Decision date - November 2019).

Red Drug Classifications

  • 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection, initiation and ongoing treating
  • 3: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of toxicity by a specialist (either because of difficulty in recognising side effects or high cost of investigations to identify toxicity)

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