Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) - FDA approved
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- Category: Medications
- Written by R. Adam Quigley
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* daily subcutaneous injection
* noninterferon, probably safest medication for MS
* skin redness, itching, and dimpling common
* for relapsing-remitting MS and first symptom MS
* reduces relapse rate
* improvement on MRI activity
* takes 6-12 months to be most effective
* extremely safe
* side effects: injection site reactions such as
swelling, redness, pain
* approved in 1996
