_http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BiotechStory.aspx?Id=1699348&Category=FDAPan el_ (http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BiotechStory.aspx?Id=1699348&Category=FDAPanel) (RTTNews) - Allergan Inc. (AGN: _News _ (http://www.rttnews.com/SymbolSearch.aspx?Symbol=AGN) ), said Wednesday the FDA has approved Botox for the treatment of urinary incontinence due to bladder muscle over-activity associated with a neurologic condition. The approval marks the seventh medical use of Botox in the United States market. Allergan said urinary incontinence (bladder leakage) due to detrusor (bladder muscle) over-activity in patients with MS or SCI is a chronic condition affecting approximately 340,000 people in the United States.
People living with MS develop lesions on the spinal cord, while people who sustain a spinal cord injury have irreversible nerve damage, resulting in the inability of the spinal cord and bladder to communicate effectively. As a result, the bladder muscle involuntarily contracts, increasing the pressure in the bladder and decreasing the volume of urine the bladder can hold, which causes the individual to leak urine frequently and unexpectedly. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. _Daveoconnell.com In a message dated 8/24/2011 2:02:11 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Anybody know how it helps? Derrick W FDA OKs Botox For Urinary Trouble Allergan Inc.'s (AGN) Botox drug received Food and Drug Administration approval to treat urinary incontinence in patients with neurologic conditions such as spinal-cord injury and multiple sclerosis. The wrinkle-fighting drug has FDA approval for cosmetic use and for treating various medical issues. Allergan last year won approval to sell the drug as a treatment for chronic migraine headaches. The company recently received a positive opinion from Irish regulators regarding the use of Botox for incontinence related to neurologic issues, which the company has said it considers important to winning approval in 14 European _ (http://daveoconnell.com/)
