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Glatiramer Acetate Injection

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About this Medication
  • Brand Name: Glatiramer Acetate Injection (glatiramer acetate -generic equivalent of Copaxone 20mg & 40mg doses)
  • Chemical Name: glatiramer acetate (therapeutic equivalent to Copaxone® 40mg/mL dose and 20 mg/mL dose)
  • Usage in MS: Disease-Modifying Agent
  • Generic Available: Yes

This medication is taken by injection.

Description

Glatiramer acetate injection is an FDA-approved therapeutic equivalent to Copaxone® (glatiramer acetate injection) available in two dose strengths: 40 mg/mL for 3-times-a-week injection and 20 mg/mL for one-daily injection.

Glatiramer acetate is a synthetic protein that simulates myelin basic protein, a component of the myelin that insulates nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. This drug seems to block myelin-damaging T-cells through a mechanism that is not completely understood.

Glatiramer acetate injection is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

Click here to read the FDA prescribing information for healthcare professionals for Mylan's 40mg glatiramer acetate.

Click here to read the FDA medication guide for patients for Mylan's 40mg glatiramer acetate..

Click here to read the FDA prescribing information for healthcare professionals for Mylan's 20mg glatiramer acetate.

Click here to read the FDA medication guide for patients for Mylan's 20mg glatiramer acetate.

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