Drug details

Botox (botulinum toxin type a)

type of Neuromuscular Blockers, Depolarizing, Botulinum Toxins

Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an injectable neuro-toxin used for the treatment of chronic migraines, limb spasticity, axillary hyperhidrosis, cervical dystonia, strabismus, and blepharospasm.

The drug is often used to treat Dystonia , Hyperhidrosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• shortness of breath,
• chest pain,
• cough,
• sore throat,
• irregular heartbeat,
• trouble breathing,
• vision changes,
• eye pain,
• chest tightness,
• unusual or severe muscle weakness,
• difficulty talking or swallowing,
• loss of bladder control,
• hoarse voice,
• drooping eyelids,
• severely dry or irritated eyes,
• light sensitivity,
• pain spreading to the jaw or shoulder,
• pain or burning when urinating,
• trouble emptying the bladder,
• swelling of the eyelids, and
• crusting or drainage from the eyes

The following drugs are related to Botox, either as a replacement or used together:

• Ajovy (fremanezumab-vfrm injection)
• Allzital (butalbital and acetaminophen tablets)
• Anturol (oxybutynin)
• Atralin (tretinoin)
• Avage (tazarotene)
• Bellafill (polymethylmethacrylate pmma]) microspheres)
• Elyxyb (celecoxib oral solution)
• Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl)
• Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxina-lanm for injection)
• Trudhesa (dihydroergotamine mesylate nasal spray)
• Ditropan (oxybutynin tablets)
• Radicava (edaravone injection)
• Radicava ORS (edaravone oral suspension)
• Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride)
• Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm injection)
• Vyepti (eptinezumab-jjmr injection for intravenous use)
• Qbrexza (glycopyrronium cloth, 2.4%, for topical use)
• Restylane Kysse (hyaluronic acid for injection)
• Juvéderm Ultra XC (hyaluronic acid injectable gel)
• Juvéderm Voluma XC (hyaluronic acid injectable gel dermal filler)
• Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxin a for injection)
• Jeuveau (prabotulinumtoxina-xvfs)
• Sculptra (lactic acid injectable implant containing microparticles)
• Restylane Silk (lidocaine 0.3% injectable gel)
• Recedo (medical-grade topical silicone, topical gel)
• Myrbetriq (mirabegron)
• Perlane (non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (nasha) gel)
• Perlane-L (non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid injectable gel with 0.3% lidocaine)
• Nurtec ODT (rimegepant orally disintegrating tablets, for sublingual or oral use)
• Spinraza Solution (nusinersen)
• Renova (tretinoin emollient cream 0.05%)
• Renova 0.02% (tretinoin cream)
• Retin-A Micro (tretinoin gel)
• Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets (zolmitriptan)