Revance Therapeutics Inc (RVNC)

[mouton29]

Alas, the Cosmo author repeats the canard that 40U of Daxxify is a higher dose than 20U of Botox.

I'm not seeing the canard. I see, first, that the author attributes longer activity to the peptide formulation (as well as the faster action):

Daxxify doesn’t use proteins or additives to stabilize it—it’s instead coated with a peptide that acts like double-stick tape to keep it in place, says Dr. Levine. This peptide coating is also what helps it bind faster (and stick around longer) to your nerve receptor, which is how Daxxify works so quickly and lasts for so many months.

At the end, she "explains" that the cost is 2x:

Daxxify costs significantly more than Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport. In general, you should expect to pay 50 to 100 percent more for Daxxify than other neuromodulators, says Dr. Gohara, because you’ll need close to double the units to get the same effect as you would with competitors.

For example: The approved dose to treat frown lines with Daxxify is 40 units, compared to 20 units with Botox. The cost will also vary depending on your geographic location, the provider injecting you, where you’re getting injected, and how many units you need, but on average, Daxxify will likely cost between $15 to $25 per unit, as opposed to Botox’s $10 to $25.

But they are speaking of UNITS, not toxin. In fact, if you really need double the units to get the same effect, that suggests that a unit of Daxxify has half the amount of toxin in a unit of Botox.