HeadWise HeadWise: Volume 3, Issue 1 | Page 19

ISN’ T IT TIME TO REDUCE THOSE HEADACHE DAYS?

BOTOX ® IS PROVEN TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HEADACHE DAYS EVERY MONTH.
• BOTOX ® is the first and only FDA-approved, preventive treatment for people with Chronic Migraine.
• BOTOX ® prevents up to 9 headache days a month( versus up to 7 for placebo).
• BOTOX ® is injected every three months by your doctor.
BOTOX ® may be right for you if you have migraine with 15 or more headache days a month with each headache lasting 4 hours or more. BOTOX ® is not approved for adults with migraine who have 14 or fewer headache days a month.
Learn more at BOTOXChronicMigraine. com and find a doctor who treats Chronic Migraine patients. Because every day is important.
BOTOX ® is a prescription medicine that is injected to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine who have 15 or more days each month with headache lasting 4 or more hours each day in people 18 years or older. It is not known whether BOTOX ® is safe or effective to prevent headaches in patients with migraine who have 14 or fewer headache days each month( episodic migraine).
Serious and / or immediate allergic reactions have been reported. These reactions include itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you experience any such symptoms; further injection of BOTOX ® should be discontinued.
Tell your doctor about all your muscle or nerve conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis( ALS or Lou Gehrig’ s disease), myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome, as you may be at increased risk of serious side effects including severe dysphagia( difficulty swallowing) and respiratory compromise( difficulty breathing) from typical doses of BOTOX ®.
Human albumin and spread of viral diseases. BOTOX ® contains albumin, a protein component of human blood. The potential risk of spreading viral diseases( eg, Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease [ CJD ]) via human serum albumin is extremely rare. No cases of viral diseases or CJD have ever been reported in association with human serum albumin.
Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you: have or have had bleeding problems; have plans to have surgery; had surgery on your face; weakness of forehead muscles, such as trouble raising your eyebrows; drooping eyelids; any other abnormal facial change; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant( it is not known if BOTOX ® can harm your unborn baby); are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed( it is not known if BOTOX ® passes into breast milk).
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Using BOTOX ® with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you have received BOTOX ® in the past.
Especially tell your doctor if you: have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last 4 months; have received injections of botulinum toxin such as Myobloc ®, Dysport ®, or Xeomin ® in the past( be sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received); have recently received an antibiotic by injection; take muscle relaxants; take an allergy or cold medicine; take a sleep medicine; take anti-platelets( aspirin-like products) or anti-coagulants( blood thinners).
Other side effects of BOTOX ® include: dry mouth, discomfort or pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, neck pain, and eye problems: double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids, swelling of your eyelids, and dry eyes.
For more information refer to the Medication Guide or talk with your doctor.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www. fda. gov / medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please refer to full Medication Guide including Boxed Warning on the following page.
Learn more and find a doctor near you at
BOTOXChronicMigraine. com