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US 9,078,893 · App. 12/256,655 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Methods for treating headache

Inventors: Catherine C. Turkel (Santa Ana, CA); Mitchell F. Brin (Santa Ana, CA)
Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
A61K38/4893
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Patent No.
US 9,078,893
App. No.
12/256,655
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A headache can be treated effectively by administration of a botulinum toxin to a patient at specific muscles using specific doses.

Claims (2)

1. A method for reducing the occurrence of or alleviating a headache in a patient with chronic migraine headaches, the method comprising local administration by injection of a composition comprising a botulinum toxin type A, wherein the number of injection sites is 23 to 58, the number of muscle areas injected is 6 to 7 and the botulinum toxin type A dose is 105 to 260 units, and wherein at least the frontal/glabellar, occipitalis, temporalis, semispinalis, splenius capitis and trapezius muscles are injected.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration is subdermal or subcutaneous.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2015
From: TURKEL, CATHERINE C.; BRIN, MITCHELL F.
To: ALLERGAN, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 11329598 · Jan 11, 2006
Continuation 11319880 · Dec 28, 2005
Continuation 11039506 · Jan 18, 2005
Continuation In Part 10789180 · Feb 26, 2004
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