BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR TREATING POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA
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Abstract
Methods for treating conditions in an animal or human subject. The conditions may be pain, skeletal muscle conditions, smooth muscle conditions, glandular conditions and cosmetic conditions. The methods comprise the step of administering a Clostridium neurotoxin component or Clostridium neurotoxin component encoding DNA to the subject using a needleless syringe.
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- 36. A method for treating pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of locally administering a therapeutically effective amount of a botulinum toxin in powder form to a patient using a needleless injector, wherein the pain associated with the postherpetic neuralgia is thereby alleviated within 1 to 7 days of the local administration of the botulinum toxin to the patient.
- 45. A method for treating pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of locally administering a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type A or B in powder form intradermally to a patient using a needleless injector connected to or connectable to means for producing a supersonic gas flow, wherein the pain associated with the postherpetic neuralgia is thereby alleviated within 1 to 7 days.
- 50. A method for treating pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of administering locally a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type A in powder form, using a needleless injector connected to or connectable to energizing means for producing a supersonic gas flow to a patient having healed lesions and pain localized to an abdominal region, wherein administration of the therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type A in powder form is intradermal and into the abdominal region, wherein pain localized to the abdominal region is thereby alleviated within 1 to 7 days of the local administration of the botulinum toxin.
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