Are there any brands of Botox that do not contain human albumin?

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Anna Sylwestrowicz, MD, FRCP(C) · Answer

Botox TM contains 0.5 mg human serum albumin per 100 IU vial. Other preparations of botulinium toxin (all neuromodulators) also contain some amount of human serum albumin (Dysport, Xeomin and Myobloc).
The risk of transmitting viruses such as Hepatitis A,B, and C, and non-A non-B hepatitis, and HIV is considered extremely remote, but there is an extremely remote possibility that some prion causing disease (Creutzfeld-Jakob) may be transmitted in the preparation because prions are not inactivated by current sterilization methods.
With the injection of human albumin, there is also a possibility of inducing a hypersensitivity reaction resulting in symptoms such as fever, chills, hives, and flu like symptoms.
Obviously a Jehovah's Witness patient would want to know about albumin in the neuromodulator used.
Dr. Anna Sylwestrowicz MD, FRCP(C)
Victoria, BC

Maria Milone, MBBS · Answer

All neuromodulators such as botox ,on the market to date have human albumin . Can I ask what the concern is regarding human albumin ? Human albumin is used in many medical preparation including vaccines with quality control to ensure risk of blood borne disease or allergy is negligible if not zero

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