BOTOX® Vacuum-dried Injection| Adrenaline and other precautions as necessary should be available should an anaphylactic reaction occur. In the treatment of some indications with BOTOX®, there have been reports of death, sometimes associated with dysphagia, pneumonia and/or other significant debility. Patients or caregivers should be advised to seek immediate medical care if swallowing, speech or respiratory disorders arise. BOTOX® should only be given by physicians with appropriate qualifications, and expertise in the treatment and the use of the required equipment. |
| Diluent Added (0,9% Sodium Chloride Injection) |
Resulting dose (in Units per 0,1 mL) |
| 1,25 mL | 4,0 U |
| Diluent Added (0,9% Sodium Chloride Injection) |
Resulting dose (in Units per 0,1 mL) |
| 0,5 mL 1,0 mL 2,0 mL 2,5 mL 4,0 mL 8,0 mL |
20,0 U 10,0 U 5,0 U 4,0 U 2,5 U 1,25 U |
| Note: | These dilutions are calculated for an injection volume of 0,1 mL. A decrease or increase in the BOTOX® dose is also possible by administering a smaller or larger injection volume - from 0,05 mL (50% decrease in dose) to 0,15 mL (50% increase in dose). |
| | For vertical muscles, and for horizontal strabismus of less than 20 prism diopters: 1,25 U to 2,5 U in any one muscle. |
| | For horizontal strabismus of 20 prism diopters to 50 prism diopters: 2,5 U to 5,0 U in any one muscle. |
| | For persistent VI nerve palsy of one month or longer duration: 1,25 U to 2,5 U in the medial rectus muscle. |
| | It is recommended that patients be re-examined 7 to 14 days after each injection to assess the effect of that dose. |
| | Patients experiencing adequate paralysis of the target muscle that require subsequent injections should receive a dose comparable to the initial dose. |
| | Subsequent doses for patients experiencing incomplete paralysis of the target muscle may be increased up to twice the size of the previously administered dose. |
| | Subsequent injections should not be administered until the effects of the previous dose have dissipated as evidenced by substantial function in the injected and adjacent muscles. |
| | The maximum recommended dose as a single injection for any one muscle is 25 U. |