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Glatiramer acetate Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Copaxone
What is Glatiramer acetate? Glatiramer acetate combines four amino acids including L-alanine, L-glutamic acid, L-lysine and L-tyrosine. It is used for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) to reduce the frequency and severity of relapses. It is administered as a subcutaneous injection.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
2657 patients in the community are taking or have taken Glatiramer acetate.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Slow my MS progress | 2001 | 75% |
| Other | 105 | 3% |
| General health | 35 | 1% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 27 | 1% |
| Don't know | 17 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 12 | <1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 12 | <1% |
| Pain | 8 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 8 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 7 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Slow my MS progress include Interferon beta-1a IM Injection, Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection, and Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection.
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Glatiramer acetate.
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| 20mg as needed | 20mg/mL as needed | 20mg weekly | daily | 1 mL weekly | 0.2 mg daily | 1 daily | 1 g daily | 1 mg daily | 1 mL daily | 2 mg daily | 20 mg weekly | 5 mg daily | 40 mg weekly | 10 mg daily | 20 mg | 20 mg every other day | 13 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 20 daily | 20 mcg daily | 20 mg daily | 20 mg one time | 22 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 44 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 80 mg daily | 81 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 120 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Glatiramer acetate or how long patients were taking Glatiramer acetate before stopping.
Currently Taking Glatiramer acetate
Stopped Taking Glatiramer acetate
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 287 | 40% |  |
| Side effects too severe | 248 | 35% | |
| Doctor's advice | 190 | 26% | |
| Other | 145 | 20% | |
| Expense | 53 | 7% | |
| Personal research | 32 | 4% | |
| Not indicated | 12 | 2% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 7 | 1% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 487 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 16% | 69 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 15% | 68 |
| Slight | 9% | 39 |
| None | 7% | 29 |
| Can't tell | 54% | 238 |
Slow my MS progress
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 9% | 43 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 15% | 73 |
| Mild | 50% | 245 |
| None | 26% | 126 |
Top reported side-effects include: lumps, Injection site reaction, redness
Summary results are based on 487 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 487)
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- BrainStain4
- Sex: F
- Flare-up: Moderate
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by BrainStain4
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsMild
- Slow my MS progress
- Advice/Tips
- Doing the injections manually (rather than using the autoject) results in less site reactions. Read the included information, and make sure you are aware of the symptoms of the "reaction" that some experience immediately after injecting. It can be really scary when it happens if you don't know what it is. It happened to me once, after being on Copaxone for over 1.5 years.
- See full evaluation
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9 helpful marks
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- JesswithMS
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by JesswithMS
Feb 10, 2005
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Slow my MS progress
- Advice/Tips
- Ice down your injection site to help with the redness. I also found that self injecting prevented the welts I would get from the autoinjector.
- See full evaluation
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3 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.