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In July 2010, Botox was approved as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. But is there enough evidence for Botox? Should it be offered (funded) by the NHS (National Health Service) across England and Wales? Medicine watchdog NICE (The National Institute for Health and [...]
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Botox, or onabotulinumtoxinA, is an emerging and at times controversial treatment for migraine. Many patients have found relief through Botox treatment, although others have found that it wasn’t very helpful for them. Par for the course when it comes to migraine treatment. But just why does Botox help – at least some patients? The most obvious [...]
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In a step forward for Botox in Canada, Health Canada approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) for treatment of chronic migraine. It was a step back for the makers of Botox in the country (Allergan Canada) back in 2009 when Health Canada began warning patients that Botox could spread to other parts of the body in some cases [...]
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Of course there is no treatment that helps everyone, but another study (published in Neurology) has shown that Botox treatment for migraine does help some – and help them in real ways. You see, some treatments and medications can really cut down on the number of migraine attacks someone has, and yet not really be [...]
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If you want your insurance to pay for Botox treatment for migraine, you should be encouraged by the report at last month’s International Headache Congress. Botox migraine treatment is continuing on the road to acceptance, but there’s no doubt it’s still a bumpy road. The President-elect of the American Headache Society, Dr. David Dodick, gave [...]
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