However, be sure to take the dosage your doctor prescribes for you. Your doctor will determine the best dosage to fit your needs. Copaxone comes as single-dose, prefilled syringes. Copaxone has the following recommended dosages for multiple sclerosis MS :.
Your doctor may prescribe either of these dosage schedules, depending on which one is best for your unique situation.
Below, we describe what to do for each recommended dosage. Your doctor or their medical staff can recommend when you should take your next dose of the drug. If you typically take Copaxone 20 mg daily, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If you typically take Copaxone 40 mg and you miss a dose, take it the following day at your usual time. Then take your next dose 2 days later at your usual time.
Try to go back to your typical schedule the following week. But remember, there should always be at least 48 hours between your doses. For example, if you usually take Copaxone on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but you miss your Monday dose, take your missed dose on Tuesday.
Then take the rest of your doses for that week on Thursday and Saturday. The following week, you can go back to your typical schedule. Copaxone is meant to be used as a long-term treatment. Copaxone may also be used off-label for other conditions. The drug is also approved to treat clinically isolated syndrome CIS in adults. CIS is a condition that causes MS-like symptoms.
This condition can cause a wide variety of symptoms, depending on which nerves are damaged. With relapsing forms of MS, you have episodes of nerve damage that cause new MS symptoms.
Or you may have periods when your MS symptoms come back or get worse after they had improved. Copaxone is a disease-modifying therapy. By doing this, the drug can reduce the number of MS relapses you have and also slow the worsening of your disease. In several clinical studies , Copaxone was effective in treating relapsing-remitting forms of MS.
Specifically, Copaxone reduced the number of MS relapses people had. And the drug decreased the number of brain lesions areas of nerve damage the people had from the disease. Copaxone also slowed MS from worsening in people using the drug. For example, two studies looked at the effect of using Copaxone 20 mg daily in people with MS.
Over 2 years of treatment:. In addition, one study looked at the effect of using Copaxone 20 mg daily on the development of certain brain lesions.
These lesions, which indicated areas of inflammation in the brain, were identified with MRI scans. Over 9 months of treatment:. Another study looked at the effect of using Copaxone 40 mg three times a week in people with MS. Over 1 year of treatment, compared with people using a placebo, people using Copaxone had:. A clinical study looked at Copaxone treatment in people with CIS. However, the drug is sometimes used off-label to treat MS in children.
Some research has shown that glatiramer the active drug in Copaxone can reduce the number of MS relapses in children. The research also showed that the drug slowed worsening of disability caused by MS. Other drugs are available that can treat multiple sclerosis MS , as well as clinically isolated syndrome CIS.
Some alternative drugs may be a better fit for you than others. They can tell you about other medications that may work well for you. You may wonder how Copaxone compares with other medications that are prescribed for similar uses. Here we look at how Copaxone and Glatopa are alike and different. However, while Copaxone is a brand-name medication, Glatopa is a generic form of Copaxone.
Copaxone and Glatopa are both approved to treat certain forms of multiple sclerosis MS in adults. Copaxone and Glatopa are both called disease-modifying drugs. They work by helping to stop your immune system from attacking your nerves. These drugs can reduce the number of MS relapses you have and also slow your disease from worsening. Both Copaxone and Glatopa come as solutions inside single-dose, prefilled syringes. It also means that Copaxone and Glatopa can both cause the same side effects.
Copaxone is a brand-name drug, while Glatopa is a generic version of Copaxone. Brand-name medications usually cost more than generics do. According to estimates on GoodRx. Here we look at how Copaxone and Tecfidera are alike and different. Copaxone and Tecfidera are both approved to treat certain forms of multiple sclerosis MS in adults. Copaxone and Tecfidera are both called disease-modifying drugs. Copaxone comes as a solution inside single-dose, prefilled syringes.
Depending on the strength of the drug your doctor prescribes, it can be taken either once each day or three times each week. Tecfidera, on the other hand, comes as capsules that are taken by mouth. Copaxone and Tecfidera both contain a disease-modifying drug. However, these drugs work in different ways in your body.
Copaxone and Tecfidera can cause some similar and some different side effects. Below are examples of these side effects. These lists contain up to 10 of the most common mild side effects that can occur with Copaxone, with Tecfidera, or with both Copaxone and Tecfidera when taken individually. These lists contain examples of serious side effects that can occur with Copaxone, with Tecfidera, or with both drugs when taken individually.
But separate studies have found both Copaxone and Tecfidera to be effective in treating these conditions. One review of studies found that Tecfidera was more effective than Copaxone in reducing the number of MS relapses and slowing the worsening of disability caused by MS. In addition, some research has found Tecfidera more effective than Copaxone in reducing the number of MS relapses. However, this research found the drugs were similarly effective in slowing the worsening of disability caused by MS.
They can recommend which medication would be best for you. Copaxone and Tecfidera are both brand-name drugs. Copaxone is also available in generic form. There are currently no generic forms of Tecfidera available. Brand-name medications usually cost more than generics. According to estimates on WellRx. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine.
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:. A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine. It is given as a shot under your skin, usually in the hips, stomach, thighs, or upper arms.
You or your caregiver may be trained to prepare and inject the medicine at home. Be sure that you understand how to use the medicine. If you use this medicine at home, you will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas.
This will help prevent skin problems from the injections. Do not inject into skin areas that have scars or dents. This medicine should come with a patient information leaflet and patient instructions.
Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine.
Good suggestion for me. I heat and ice although I find that I can skip one or the other and not notice the difference so much. I also don't use the alcohol wipes before injection. A nurse friend who injects meds for her RA said that I didn't really need the wipe.
I gave her a questioning look and she replied, "Have you been out rolling with the pigs?! That has helped with my site not stinging as much and my skin there staying warmer. I used to get lumps and don't really now. I do get one occasionally in my stomach. I think the consistency of my fat is different in my stomach. I have what I call "spongy" fat on my hips and arms. It is smooth and springs back when pressed. Easy injections there.
My stomach's fat has a different consistency. I work to find the best spongy stomach fat that I can. Makes for better injections and no lumps! Thank you Ax and Betsy for your replies! Betsy: I really appreciate the suggestions with the needle depth and will continue to play around with that until I get the right depth. I'm getting another visit from the Shared Solutions nurse this week, so we'll see what she says.
I had also heard about the no alcohol wipes. Many people here and on various blogs talk about taking a warm shower and immediately injecting afterwards with no alcohol wipes. Maximum benefit and quantity limits apply. Your acceptance of this offer must be consistent with the terms of any drug benefit provided by a health insurer, health plan, or other third-party payer, and you agree to report acceptance of this offer to your health insurer, health plan, or third-party payer as may be required.
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