Glatiramer

Pronounced glah-TIR-ah-mer

Brand names: Copaxone

Type: Immunomodulator (multiple sclerosis medicine) · All Neurology Medicines

What Glatiramer is used for

  • Relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
  • Clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of MS

Common side effects

  • Injection site redness, pain, or lumps
  • Brief flushing and chest tightness after some injections
  • Skin dimpling at injection sites with long use

Important cautions

  • A short-lived reaction of flushing, chest tightness, and anxiety can occur right after an injection and usually passes within minutes

How it comes

Injection under the skin. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.