Dysport

Alternate Name: Dysport

Description: Dysport is a skeletal muscle relaxant that treats patients diagnosed with severe muscle spasms in the neck (cervical dystonia). Dysport costs around $816 for a supply of 1, 500 units vial, but luckily there are ways to save money. You can use our LowerMyRx Dysport savings card to save significantly on the retail price at participating pharmacies near you.

Dosage Form: Solution Reconstituted

Administration Route: By injection

Drug Class: Musculoskeletal Agent

Generic Available: No

Strength: 500 UNIT

Warnings: Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have trouble swallowing or breathing, a nerve or muscle disorder (including Lou Gehrig disease, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, or myasthenia gravis), diabetes, heart rhythm problem, eye problems (including droopy eyelid, dry eyes), or muscle problems (including weakness or atrophy) at the injection site. Tell your doctor if you had surgery on your face or head, or if you plan to have surgery. Tell your doctor if you have previously received botulinum toxin for any reason. This medicine may cause muscle weakness, loss of bladder control, trouble swallowing, speaking, or breathing, blurred vision (caused by the toxin spreading to other parts of your body). This medicine may cause muscle weakness or vision problems. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. This medicine is made from donated human blood. Some human blood products have transmitted viruses, although the risk is low because donors and donated blood are both tested for viruses. Talk with your doctor about this risk if you are concerned. Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

Food Warnings: Some foods and medicines can affect how abobotulinumtoxinA works. Tell your doctor if you are using an allergy or cold medicine, antibiotic medicine, muscle relaxer, sleep medicine, or another botulinum toxin., Tell your doctor if you have received botulinum toxin for any reason in the last 4 months., This medicine may make your muscles weak and cause vision problems. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you., This medicine is made from donated human blood. Some human blood products have transmitted viruses, although the risk is low. Human donors and donated blood are both tested for viruses to keep the transmission risk low. Talk with your doctor about this risk if you are concerned.