Botulinum toxin administration to treat various conditions
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorPatricia S. Walker
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Abstract
Methods for treating conditions in an animal or human subject. The conditions may be pain, skeletal muscle conditions, smooth muscle conditions, glandular conditions and cosmetic conditions. The methods comprise the step of administering a Clostridium neurotoxin component or Clostridium neurotoxin component encoding DNA to the subject using a needleless syringe.
Claims7
A method for treating a condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of locally administering a therapeutically effective amount of a botulinum toxin in powder form to the patient using a needleless injector, wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal dystonia, oromandibular dysphonia, lingual dystonia, cervical dystonia, focal hand dystonia, blepharospasm, strabismus, hemifacial spasm, eyelid disorder, cerebral palsy, focal spasticity, spasmodic colitis, neurogenic bladder, anismus, limb spasticity, tics, tremors, bruxism, anal fissure, achalasia, fibromyalgia, dysphagia, lacrimation, hyperhydrosis, excessive salivation, excessive gastrointestinal secretions, excessive mucous secretion, pain from muscle spasms, headache pain, brow furrows and skin wrinkles, whereby a symptom of the condition is thereby alleviated within 1 to 7 days.
A method for treating a condition in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of locally administering a therapeutically effective amount of a botulinum toxin type A or B in powder form to the patient using a needleless injector, wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal dystonia, oromandibular dysphonia, lingual dystonia, cervical dystonia, focal hand dystonia, blepharospasm, strabismus, hemifacial spasm, eyelid disorder, cerebral palsy, focal spasticity, spasmodic colitis, neurogenic bladder, anismus, limb spasticity, tics, tremors, bruxism, anal fissure, achalasia, fibromyalgia, dysphagia, lacrimation, hyperhydrosis, excessive salivation, excessive gastrointestinal secretions, excessive mucous secretion, pain from muscle spasms, headache pain, brow furrows and skin wrinkles, whereby a symptom of the condition is thereby alleviated.
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