Mentor getting a FDA approval on Botulinum Toxin Type "B"

5 answers to “Mentor getting a FDA approval on...”

A: PureTox is expected to be FDA approved sometime in 2010

By Stephen A. Goldstein, MD - Denver Plastic Surgeon

PureTox is the brand name for Mentor’s injectable botulinum toxin type A. Its applications will be similar to Botox® for wrinkle correction and muscle relaxation, etc. It is anticipated to become FDA approved and available in the USA sometime in 2010. I hope this helps.

A: Botox, Reloxin, Purtox, and Xeomin

By Daniel Reichner, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Botox, Reloxin, Purtox, and Xeomin are all Botulinum type-A neurotoxins. While Botox is currently the only FDA approved Botulinum toxin in the United States, the other toxins should be approved soon. Reloxin and Xeomin are approved and being used in Europe. Interestingly, Purtox is a "naked"... more

A: FDA highly secretive

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

It is difficult to anticipate or have any definitive knowledge of when Purtox is approved. These issues are highly guarded by the FDA for no apparent reason other than control.

A: Mentor's product is called PurTox.

By Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD - Los Angeles Oculoplastic surgeon

Dear JulieKokesch Mentor's product is also a Botulinum toxin A product just like Allergan's BOTOX. There is currently a Botulinum toxin B product on the market and this is called Myobloc and it is marketed by Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. Myobloc is primarily used for medical indications particularly for neck... more

A: New Botox Products on the Horizon Awaiting FDA Approval

By Michael A. Persky, MD - Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi Julie, As of two weeks ago at The South Beach Symposium, there was still talk of the "soon to be FDA approved " Mentor product, but no one had an accurate estimate. I am sure that we will all know when it recieves FDA approval. There was a lot of buzz about the new topical Botox... more