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Guidelines recommend BOTOX® as a treatment option in the management of chronic migraine5,6*

NICE RECOMMENDS BOTOX® AS AN OPTION FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS OF
HEADACHES IN ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINE5†

Adapted from NICE TA2605

THE SMC RECOMMENDS BOTOX® AS AN OPTION FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS OF
HEADACHES IN ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINE6

Adapted from SMC Medicines Advice 692/116


CG: clinical guideline; CM: chronic migraine; NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; SMC: Scottish Medicine Consortium; TAG: technology appraisal guidance.

*BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) is indicated for the prophylaxis of headaches in adults with chronic migraine (headaches on at least 15 days per month of which at least 8 days are with migraine).7

NICE guidance:5

  • 1.1 Botulinum toxin type A is recommended as an option for the prophylaxis of headaches in adults with chronic migraine (defined as headaches on at least 15 days per month of which at least 8 days are with migraine):
    • that has not responded to at least three prior pharmacological prophylaxis therapies and
    • whose condition is appropriately managed for medication overuse
  • 1.2 Treatment with botulinum toxin type A that is recommended according to 1.1 should be stopped in people whose condition:
    • is not adequately responding to treatment (defined as less than a 30% reduction in headache days per month after two treatment cycles) or
    • has changed to episodic migraine (defined as fewer than 15 headache days per month) for three consecutive months
  • 1.3 People currently receiving botulinum toxin type A that is not recommended according to 1.1 and 1.2 should have the option to continue treatment until they and their clinician consider it appropriate to stop.

 

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NICE guidance is prepared for the National Health Service in England. All NICE guidance is subject to regular review and may be updated or withdrawn. NICE accepts no responsibility for the use of its content in this product/publication.

 

References

  1. Allergan Ltd. Data on file 014
  2. Allergan. Data on file. INT/0423/2016
  3. Aurora S K, Winner P et al. OnabotulinumtoxinA for treatment of chronic migraine: pooled analyses of the 56-week PREEMPT clinical program. Headache 2011;51(9):1358-1373
  4. Blumenfeld A M, Stark R J et al. Long-term study of the efficacy and safety of OnabotulinumtoxinA for the prevention of chronic migraine: COMPEL study. J Headache Pain 2018;19(1):13
  5. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). TA260: Botulinum toxin type A for the prevention of headaches in adults with chronic migraine. Available at: www.nice.org.uk. Accessed April 2022
  6. Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) Medicines advice: botulinum toxin A (Botox). SMC 692/11. Available at: www.scottishmedicines.org.uk. Accessed April 2022
  7. BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at: www.medicines.org.uk. Accessed April 2022
 

Please refer to the BOTOX® Summary of Product Characteristics for further information on adverse events, contraindications and special warnings and precautions for use.

 

 

Adverse events should be reported. Reporting forms and information can be found at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

Adverse events should also be reported to AbbVie on [email protected] 

 

Date of preparation: April 2022. UK-BCM-220068.