Botulinum toxin type A products are not interchangeable: A review of the evidence

Biologics: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-241

  Brin, Mitchell F ^a,b   James, Charmaine ^c   Maltman, John ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLERGAN PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

AbobotulinumtoxinA; Glabellar lines; IncobotulinumtoxinA; Non interchangeability; OnabotulinumtoxinA

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; EXCIPIENT; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; LACTOSE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; GLABELLAR LINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN DISEASE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE;

EID: 84907668264     PISSN: 11775475     EISSN: 11775491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/BTT.S65603     Document Type: Article

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