COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) is a medicine used to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). It is an injection of glatiramer acetate that would act by modifying the immunological processes that would be responsible for the development of MS. COPAXONE® patients can expect to see results within 12 months.
COPAXONE® is believed to affect the immune processes that are believed to be involved in the activation of MS. Therapies approved to treat relapsing MS, as well as those currently under investigation, are believed to have an effect on the immune system.
Copaxone withdrawal is not a problem if you stop taking it. You don’t have to gradually cease taking your prescription if you decide to stop taking it.
There are several typical side effects of COPAXONE®, including redness and soreness at the injection site, swelling, itching, a lump, shortness of breath, flushing, and chest pain.