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(also known as Glatiramer)

Glatiramer acetate is used in the treatment of the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS). This medicine will not cure MS, but may extend the time between relapses.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Common Brand Names:

Copaxone

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Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
1076
74%
Depression
3
100%
Depression - Teen
1
100%
Back Pain
1
100%
Parkinson's Disease
1
100%
Overall, 74% (1088 Members) find Copaxone helpful
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Copaxone Reviews

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Working / Worked
Not at all sure what I'm supposed to be feeling; what it's supposed to do for me.
Working / Worked
worked for 4 yrs before it lost its effectiveness....
Working / Worked
worked for a while No
side effects
Started October. Getting better at taking it every day, although I do forget at least once a week. No side effects beside initial injection sight reaction. area gets a little swollen, tender, warm. Lasts about five minutes.
Working / Worked
Sucked.
Working / Worked
MRI's have shown any new Milan activity to have gradually come to a stop in the last year and a half.
Working / Worked
Currently working from what I am told. Although I dont seem to have much left for it to tell.
Working / Worked
I am currently on it and I have no side effects accept for injection site reactions in which I am learning to minimize
Working / Worked
It worked from 2005-2008. Then my MRI's showed that my lesions were getting bigger in size and I was getting more lesions.
Working / Worked
Who knows what it is doing. Pain in the butt when it comes to daily injections. Word to the wise... don't use the auto injector if you don't Copaxone Reaction.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Long-Term Study With COPAXONE(R) Indicated Protect
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148146.php Main Category: Multiple Sclerosis Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 29... [More]
  2. Discussion: History of Copaxone.
    From the Nuerology Now Sept/Oct Edition Q: Why is Glatiramer Acetate therapies prescribed for multiple sclerosis (MS)? According to Cochrane Collab... [More]
  3. Discussion: Copaxone
    Not only was I struggling for a breath near 24 hours the lumps are all still as bad as ever my legs the worst I tried everything but nothing stopped t... [More]
  4. Discussion: COPAXONE
    Ok found it...This is from the perscribing information sheets that come straight from Teva in copaxone shipments. I will try to type this in here. ... [More]
  5. Discussion: Copaxone?
    Hiya Jeremy. I only just started using it myself, this is my 2nd week. Unlike Fiesty, for every injection I have something similar to a wasp sting tha... [More]

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