Glatiramer acetate for multiple sclerosis.
Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone-Teva) was first marketed in the UK last year as a treatment for reducing the "frequency of relapses in ambulatory patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis characterised by at least one clinical relapse over the preceding two-year period". Here, we assess the place of this drug.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D016527:Drug Costs; D003875:Drug Eruptions; D000068717:Glatiramer Acetate; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010455:Peptides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010455:Peptides; D000068717:Glatiramer Acetate; D016899:Interferon-beta