FOI release

Yellow Card Reports on Botox-Related Deaths

Case reference FOI2025/00192

Received 27 February 2025

Published 5 May 2025

Request

I am submitting a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to request the following information: 1. The total number of deaths reported under the Yellow Card scheme in relation to botulinum toxin (Botox) from 1998 to the present. 2. A breakdown of these reports, including: * The year each report was submitted * The suspected cause of death (if available) * Whether the cases involved medical or cosmetic use of Botox 1. Any internal reviews or assessments conducted by the MHRA regarding the safety of botulinum toxin based on Yellow Card data.

Response

see attached

Documents

• DAP guidance 2025..pdf (147.7 KB)
• foi 2025_00192 DAP.pdf (502.5 KB)
• FOI2025.00192 redacted for publication.pdf (234.4 KB)

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