Who can legally administer wrinkle-relaxing injections?
Doctors and Dentists are able to recommend and prescribe wrinkle relaxing injections. Botulinum Toxin made by Allergan and Ipsen are licensed in the UK for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. In March 2006, Vistabel® was granted a licence in the UK from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the “temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines (vertical ‘frown’ lines between the eyebrows) in adult women and men aged 65 and younger, when the severity of these lines has a psychological impact for the patient”. Under the current UK medicines legislation it if against the law for nurses who are not independent prescribers to administer Botox® under their own initiative, or give directions for someone else to do so. Read more on the MHRA’s position on the administration of Botox®, Vistabel® and Dysport®. . Dr Victoria Dobbie BDS has been tested and qualified by Allergan as an advanced practitioner in the administration of Botox. Dr Dobbi
