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Written Question · S1W-34396 · Session 1

Whether there are any potentially harmful effects arising from the cumulative effect of botox injections and, if so, what the evidence is f…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 3 Mar 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any potentially harmful effects arising from the cumulative effect of botox injections and, if so, what the evidence is for this position.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 Mar 2003 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Information about the medicinal use of botox is contained in the Botox Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). The Botox SPC includes a report of peripheral neuropathy in a patient after receiving four sets of botox injections over an 11-week period.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-34396 by reference.