Botox is a medicine for the treatment of a variety of diseases and for aesthetic treatments.
Active Ingredients: Botulinum Toxin A.
Medical indication:
Nervous system disorders
- Botox – is indicated for reducing the symptoms of chronic migraine in adults who have headaches on 15 or more each month of which at least 8 days are with migraine, and who have not responded well to other preventive migraine medications
- Botox is indicated for the treatment of children aged 2 years or older with cerebral palsy who can walk, and have a foot deformity, caused by persistent muscle spasms in the legs
Adults and children aged 12 and older
- Persistent muscle spasms in the eyelid and half of the face
- Strabismus (crossed eyes)
Adults
- Persistent muscle spasms in the wrist and hand in patients who have suffered a stroke
- Persistent muscle spasms in the ankle of patients who have suffered a stroke at least 6 months before the initiation of the treatment.
- Persistent muscle spasms in the neck and in the shoulders (torticollis)
Bladder disorders
Botox is indicated for the treatment of the following conditions in adults:
- Overactive bladder with leakage of urine sudden urge to empty the bladder and needing to go to the toilet more than usual when another medicine (called an anti-cholinergic) has not help
- Leakage of urine due to bladder problems associated with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis
Skin disorders
Botox is indicated for the treatment of:
- Reducing excessive sweating in the armpits in adults when other treatments do not help
- Temporary improvement in appearance of:
- Vertical lines between the eyebrows seen at maximum frown (glabellar lines)
And/or - Fan-shaped lines from the corner of the eyes seen at maximum smile
And/or - Forehead lines seen at maximum raised eyebrows
- Vertical lines between the eyebrows seen at maximum frown (glabellar lines)
When the severity of these facial lines has an important psychological impact in adults.
In cases where the severity of wrinkles on the face has a significant psychological effect in adults.
Form of administration: powder for solution for injection into the muscles, the bladder wall, injection into the bladder, under the skin or into the skin.
Marketed packaging: Botox 50 units / Botox 100 units / Botox 200 units
Health basket and extensions
Included in the health basket according to the medical indication
The content is promoted by Abbvie Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. The content is intended for Israelis over the age of 18. Consult a doctor to make sure the treatment is right for you. To report a side effect, please contact pvisrael@abbvie.com
Information for doctor and patient
To view brochures for the consumer and the doctor on the website of the Ministry of Health