controversy in England about the usefulness of used Botox in migraine, according to the BBC. The BBC injection Botox to treat chronic migraine have a cost of 276 pounds or 446 dollars. Despite a clinical study of 1300 suffering from chronic migraine that allowed the registration of Botox in this indication, the experts of the journal Drug and Therapeutic Bulletin question the selection of patients in the study, including the installation of diagnostic chronic migraine.
Experts also point that in 10 patients with a Botox injection see a worsening of his headache and the rate of side effects would be in the same proportions.
Other experts do not share this position, including Lee Tomkins, Director of Migraine Action believe that patients need for therapeutic alternatives for this very debilitating disease.
Botox Allergan group has made $ 1.3 billion in 2010 and the extension of indication in chronic migraine expected to add $ 1 billion. By Guy Macy according to the BBC, Drug and Therapeutic Bulletin and analysis Pharmactua
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