What should I tell my care team before I take this medication?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
-Conditions that affect your nerves or muscles, such as myasthenia gravis
-Eyelid drooping
-History of eye surgery or surgery on your face
-Lung disease
-Skin infection at the planned injection site
-Trouble speaking
-Trouble swallowing
-An unusual or allergic reaction to botulinum toxin, albumin, sucrose, other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives
-Pregnant or trying to get pregnant
-Breast-feeding
What may interact with this medication?
-Antihistamines for allergy, cough, and cold
-Atropine
-Certain antibiotics, such as gentamicin, neomycin, or tobramycin
-Certain medications for bladder problems, such as oxybutynin or tolterodine
-Certain medications for Parkinson disease, such as benztropine or trihexyphenidyl
-Certain medications for stomach problems, such as dicyclomine or hyoscyamine
-Certain medications for travel sickness, such as scopolamine
-Certain medications that prevent or treat blood clots, such as warfarin, enoxaparin, or dalteparin
-Ipratropium
-Medications that help you fall asleep
-Medications that relax muscles
-Other botulinum toxin injections
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medication?
Your condition will be monitored carefully while you are receiving this medication.
This medication will cause weakness in the muscle where it is injected. Tell your care team if you feel unusually weak in other muscles. Get medical help right away if you have problems with breathing, swallowing, or talking.
This medication contains albumin from human blood. Talk to your care team about the risks and benefits of this medication.
If your activities have been limited by your condition, go back to your regular routine slowly after treatment with this medication.
You may get muscle weakness, blurred vision, or drooping eyelids. If this happens, do not drive, use machinery, or do other dangerous activities.
What are the most serious risks of this medication?
This medicine may cause symptoms of a serious condition called botulism. The effects of this medicine can spread away from the place it was injected to other areas of the body. These symptoms can happen within hours, days, or weeks after your injection.