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This promotional material is intended for UK Healthcare Professionals experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of Chronic Migraine. BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) Prescribing Information and adverse event reporting information can be found below.

+30 YEARS' GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
ACROSS MULTIPLE INDICATIONS1-4

 

CHRONIC MIGRAINE

BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) is indicated for the 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).5

+30 YEARS' GLOBAL EXPERIENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE INDICATIONS1-4

CHRONIC MIGRAINE

BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) is indicated for the 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).5

UNDERSTANDING
CHRONIC MIGRAINE

How is chronic migraine defined and what are the key symptoms?

QUALITY OF LIFE

What is the burden of chronic migraine and how does it affect a patient’s quality of life?

DIAGNOSIS

How can you accurately recognise and diagnose chronic migraine?

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

Listen to a patient’s experience of chronic migraine and review self-care strategies

BOTOX® is a treatment option for the prophylaxis of headaches in adults with chronic migraine, with proven efficacy and a safety and tolerability profile from over 30 years of global experience across multiple indications.1-5

BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) is indicated for the 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).5


How likely are you to prescribe BOTOX® for chronic migraine?

Chronic migraine can be an incapacitating and isolating disease.6,7 Listen to Kayte, a patient with chronic migraine who describes her own experience.

CM: chronic migraine.

 

References

  1. Allergan. Data on file. INT/0423/2016
  2. Aurora S K, Winner P et al. Onabotulinum toxin A for treatment of chronic migraine: pooled analyses of the 56-week PREEMPT clinical program. Headache. 2011;51(9):1358-1373
  3. Blumenfeld A M, Stark R J et al. Long-term study of the efficacy and safety of Onabotulinum toxin A for the prevention of chronic migraine: COMPEL study. J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):13
  4. AbbVie Data on file. Approval Dates for BOTOX® in UK. UK-BTX-230044. April 2023
  5. BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/859/smpc.
  6. Weatherall M W. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic migraine. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2015;6(3):115-123
  7. Buse D C, Manack A et al. Sociodemographic and comorbidity profiles of chronic migraine and episodic migraine sufferers. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010;81(4):428-432

 

References

  1. Allergan. Data on file. INT/0423/2016
  2. Aurora S K, Winner P et al. Onabotulinum toxin A for treatment of chronic migraine: pooled analyses of the 56-week PREEMPT clinical program. Headache. 2011;51(9):1358-1373
  3. Blumenfeld A M, Stark R J et al. Long-term study of the efficacy and safety of Onabotulinum toxin A for the prevention of chronic migraine: COMPEL study. J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):13
  4. AbbVie Data on file. Approval Dates for BOTOX® in UK. UK-BTX-230044. April 2023
  5. BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: https://www.medicines.org.uk /emc/product/859/smpc.
  6. Weatherall M W. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic migraine. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2015;6(3):115-123
  7. Buse D C, Manack A et al. Sociodemographic and comorbidity profiles of chronic migraine and episodic migraine sufferers. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010;81(4):428-432

Please refer to the BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics for further information on adverse events, contraindications and special warnings and precautions for use. The BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics can be found here

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Adverse events should be reported. Reporting forms and information can be found at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

Adverse events should also be reported to AbbVie on GBPV@abbvie.com

 

Date of preparation: January 2025. UK-BCM-240111.