Title:
EMPLOYMENT OF BOTULINUS TOXIN A AND THEN BOTULINUS TOXIN B FOR TREATING DYSTONIA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005281317
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a method for obtaining a treatment effect in the treatment of a neuromuscular disease, also after a clinical response to the administration of botulinus toxin A is lowered.
The method for treating the neuromuscular disease comprises administering an effective treatment dose of the botulinus toxin A, until a patient experiences the lowering of the clinical response to the administration, and then administering an effective treatment dose of botulinus toxin B to the patient.
Inventors:
AOKI K ROGER
GRAYSTON MICHAEL W
CARLSON STEVEN R
LEON JUDITH M
GRAYSTON MICHAEL W
CARLSON STEVEN R
LEON JUDITH M
Application Number:
JP2005151005A
Publication Date:
October 13, 2005
Filing Date:
May 24, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALLERGAN INC
International Classes:
A61K38/00; A61K35/74; A61K38/16; A61K38/48; A61P21/00; A61P21/02; A61P25/00; (IPC1-7): A61K35/74; A61P21/00; A61P21/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Aoyama Aoi
Yasuo Shibata
Yasuo Shibata