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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Catherine C. Turkel, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Sheena K. Aurora, Seattle, WA (US);
Mitchell F. Brin, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/48 (2006.01); A61K 39/08 (2006.01); A61K 9/08 (2006.01); C07K 14/33 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/33 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 38/4893 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disorders such as headaches can be treated by administration of a botulinum toxin to a patient suffering therefrom, such as a migraine headache. A combined a fixed site/fixed dose and an optional follow the pain variable dosage and injection site paradigm is disclosed for optimizing clinical effectiveness of botulinum toxin administration for patients suffering headache, particularly chronic migraine.