Pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum B complex
Patent 5696077 Issued on December 9, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: December 9, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A pharmaceutical preparation containing a complex consisting of type B botulinum neurotoxin and stabilizing proteins, both derived from C. botulinum, admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is provided. The preparation is effective for inducing titratable, local, selective muscle denervation in a patient suffering from a disorder characterized by involuntary muscle spasm or contraction.
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