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Home > Community Treatment Reports > Botox to Salivary Glands (botulinum toxin type a) Treatment Report
What is Botox to Salivary Glands?

Botulinum Toxin (Botox) is a neurotoxic protein which causes muscle paralysis. It is used in a variety of treatments including some forms of dystonia, as well as cosmetically to reduce the appearance of aging. In extreme cases of excess saliva, it is used in ALS to significantly reduce saliva output

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Excess saliva 10 3
General health 1 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Slow my ALS progress 1 0
Other 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 33%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 33%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

sub mandibular injection paralysed swallow muscles - terrible
1 33%
alligator tongue
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0 as needed 100units as needed 10mg as needed 1 other as needed 1 monthly 100 units monthly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Botox to Salivary Glands (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Botox to Salivary Glands

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Botox to Salivary Glands

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
2

Stopped Taking Botox to Salivary Glands

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
2
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
2 67%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 33%
Somewhat
1 33%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 67%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.