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Botox
Botox Troubles Mount for Allergan
Oct 13, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
It’s been a tough few months for the maker of Botox. Just last month, Allergan agreed to a $600 million settlement with the US Justice...
Botox Lawsuit Claims 7-Year-Old Died From Treatments
Jan 28, 2010
A woman in California has sued Allergan, the maker of Botox, alleging that the drug caused the death of her 7-year-old daughter in 2007....
Botox Maker Sues to Have Off-Label Marketing Rules Lifted
Oct 2, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Allergan Inc. is claiming that rules forbidding it from distributing information about the off-label use of Botox wrinkle treatment and other drugs...
FDA Issues Revised Botulinum Toxin Warnings
Aug 4, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced an update to a previous safety alert on four botulinum toxin drug products, noting that...
FDA Decision on Botox for Movement Disorder Delayed
May 27, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Federal regulators have decided to wait on approving Botox as a treatment for upper limb spasticity in stroke victims. According to a Reuters...
Botox Rival Dysport Approved by FDA
May 1, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
On the same day it announced a black box warning for Botox and similar drugs, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another botulinum...
Botox, Similar Products To Bear Black Box Warnings
Apr 30, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Botox, Botox Cosmetic and other botulinum toxin injections will bear new black box warnings regarding the risk of adverse events when toxin...
Explosion of Off-Label Botox Procedures Raises Concerns
Apr 13, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The widespread, off-label use of Botox to treat everything from headaches to oily skin has many patient advocates worried. According to The New...
Botox Not for Pregnant Women, Australian Medical Group Warns
Jan 30, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Doctors in Australia are warning pregnant women to avoid Botox and other wrinkle treatments made with botulinum toxin. The warning...
Botox Safety Label Updated for Serious Side Effects, Health Canada Said
Jan 14, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP, LLP
Health Canada has announced that the label for Botox Cosmetic Products sold in that country will be updated to include new safety warnings. The...
