Botulinum A Toxin

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M03AX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0093384-43-1

Therapeutic Category

Muscle relaxant, peripherally acting

Chemical Name

Neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum

Foreign Names

• Toxinum botulinicum typum A (Latin)
• Clostridium botulinum Toxin Typ A (German)

Generic Names

• Abobotulinumtoxin A (IS)
• Botulinum Neurotoxin A (IS)
• Botulinum Toxin Type A (IS)
• Clostridium botulinum A Toxin (IS)
• Neurotoxin A Botulinum (IS)
• Oculinum (IS)
• Onabotulinumtoxin A (IS)
• Toxin Botulinum A (IS)
• Botulinum toxin type A for injection (PH: BP 2007, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Botulinum Toxin Type A For Injection (PH: BP 2010)
• Toxinum botulinicum typum A ad iniectabile (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Azzalure
  Galderma, Germany; Galderma, Finland; Galderma, France; Galderma, Sweden



• Bocouture
  Merz, Germany



• Botox
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Allergan, Argentina; Allergan, Austria; Allergan, Australia; Allergan, Belgium; Allergan, Bahrain; Allergan, Switzerland; Allergan, Chile; Allergan, Colombia; Allergan, Costa Rica; Allergan, Czech Republic; Allergan, Estonia; Allergan, Spain; Allergan, Finland; Allergan, France; Allergan, United Kingdom; Allergan, Greece; Allergan, Guatemala; Allergan, Hong Kong; Allergan, Hungary; Allergan, Ireland; Allergan, Israel; Allergan, Iceland; Allergan, Sri Lanka; Allergan, Luxembourg; Allergan, Malta; Allergan, Mexico; Allergan, Malaysia; Allergan, Netherlands; Allergan, Norway; Allergan, New Zealand; Allergan, Oman; Allergan, Panama; Allergan, Peru; Allergan, Poland; Allergan, Serbia; Allergan, Russian Federation; Allergan, Singapore; Allergan, Slovakia; Allergan, El Salvador; Allergan, Thailand; Allergan, Tunisia; Allergan, Taiwan; Allergan, United States; Allergan, Venezuela; Allergan Ph.-Eir, Italy; GlaxoSmithKline, Japan; Oktal, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pharm Allergan, Germany



• BOTOX
  Allergan, Sweden



• Botox
  Allergan PharmaceuticalsIR, Denmark; Allergan South AfricaPty Ltd., South Africa



• Dysport
  Beaufour Ipsen, Hungary; Beaufour Ipsen, Malaysia; Beaufour Ipsen, Romania; Beaufour Ipsen, Singapore; Beaufour Ipsen, Tunisia; Biosintética, Brazil; Byotec, Colombia; Centapharm, Taiwan; Gen, Turkey; Globopharm, Switzerland; Ipsen, Austria; Ipsen, Australia; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Czech Republic; Ipsen, Germany; Ipsen, Denmark; Ipsen, Estonia; Ipsen, Spain; Ipsen, Finland; Ipsen, France; Ipsen, United Kingdom; Ipsen, Georgia; Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen, Hong Kong; Ipsen, Ireland; Ipsen, Israel; Ipsen, Iceland; Ipsen, Italy; Ipsen, Lithuania; Ipsen, Luxembourg; Ipsen, Latvia; Ipsen, Malta; Ipsen, Netherlands; Ipsen, Norway; Ipsen, Oman; Ipsen, Poland; Ipsen, Portugal; Ipsen, Serbia; Ipsen, Russian Federation; Ipsen, Sweden; Ipsen, Slovakia; Ipsen, United States; Nolver, Venezuela; NZMS, New Zealand; Pharmaplan, South Africa; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); PharmaSwiss, Slovenia



• Lanzox
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Prosigne
  Cristália, Brazil



• Vistabel
  Allergan, Belgium; Allergan, Switzerland; Allergan, Estonia; Allergan, Spain; Allergan, Finland; Allergan, France; Allergan, United Kingdom; Allergan, Hungary; Allergan, Lithuania; Allergan, Luxembourg; Allergan, Malta; Allergan, Slovakia



• VISTABEL
  Allergan, Sweden



• Vistabex
  Allergan, Italy



• Xeomin
  Desitin, Denmark; Desitin, Sweden; Merz, Austria; Merz, Germany; Merz, United Kingdom; Merz, United States

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia

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