Research Notes on Glatiramer Acetate
Glatiramer Acetate is a artificial protein drug used it the treatment of Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. This medication does not cure multiple sclerosis, but can possibly decrease the frequency between relapses. Glatiramer acetate is well tolerated and flu like symptoms are not caused by it like those that occur when using interferon beta medications.1 Glatiramer acetate is not approved to treat any other forms of MS.
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5 Great Resources on Glatiramer Acetate
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Glatiramer Acetate Overview
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Glatiramer Acetate for Multiple Sclerosis
- Mayo Clinic (via Micromedex): Glatiramer Acetate (Subcutaneous Route)
- RxList: Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) Injection
- Wikipedia: Glatiramer Acetate
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5 Latest Headlines on Glatiramer Acetate
What is Glatiramer Acetate?
- Copaxone: Official Site
- Fairview: Glatiramer Acetate, Injection
- Merck Manuals: Glatiramer Acetate Drug Information
What Are The Uses for Glatiramer Acetate?
- RxList: Copaxone Indications & Dosage
- Mayo Clinic (via Micromedex) : Glatiramer Acetate Proper Use
- Healthwise (via University of Michigan Health System): How it Works
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Glatiramer Acetate?
- C-Health (via MediResource): What side effects are possible with Copaxone?
- WebMD (via First DataBank): Glatiramer SubQ Uses, Side Effects, Precautions and Interactions
- eMedTV: Drug Interactions With Glatiramer | Precautions and Warnings
What are the Alternatives to Glatiramer Acetate?
- Wikipedia: Interferon beta-1a
- Wikipedia: Interferon beta-1b
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Glatiramer Acetate?
- Health World Online: Multiple Sclerosis and Alternative Medicine
- Alive: Multiple Sclerosis
- Health and Age: Multiple Sclerosis Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- About.com: Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Glatiramer Acetate
- Drugs and Poisons: Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone) A Mixture That Modulates for MS
- Online newspaper of professor Yasser Metwally: New Data on Disease-modifying Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
- AskaPatient: Copaxone Patient Reviews
- Daily Strength: Copaxone User Reviews
Clinical Trials for Glatiramer Acetate
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Glatiramer Acetate Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Glatiramer Acetate Clinical Trials
Abuse of Glatiramer Acetate
- eMedTV: Copaxone Overdose
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Glatiramer Acetate
- PubMed Central: Glatiramer Acetate Articles
- JAMA: Glatiramer Acetate Articles
- Google Scholar: Glatiramer Acetate Articles
- PNAS: Glatiramer acetate-specific T cells in the brain... (September 25, 2003)
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Healthwise (via WebMD): Glatiramer Acetate for Multiple Sclerosis
- ↑ Official Site: Copaxone
- ↑ RxList: Copaxone Warnings & Precautions
- ↑ eMedTV: Copaxone and Pregnancy
- ↑ eMedTV: Copaxone and Breastfeeding
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