Copaxone history
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Teva says Copaxone is the most profitable MS drug in history. Another company has a generic of Copaxone and is fighting in the U.S. courts with Teva. Ironically Teva fights in court to make generics of all the other best selling drugs in the U.S.
Teva's marketing is expensive as is the whole Share Solutions organization which is to get and keep as many MS patients on Copaxone and to find out about problems with the drug before the FDA does.
I will be starting Copaxone shortly and I'm not really sure how it works. As a teacher, I get a flu shot every year. Can I still do that?
If copaxone has been around for so long, why hasn't the price come down? Just curious.
HI was wondering which type of med everyone is on avonex betaseron copaxone, or rebif and how are you doing on it has it slowed down your relapses?
When I had an allergic reaction to Copaxone after being on it for a couple of years I went on Betaseron. Now, for a couple of years, I've been having strange feelings with my heart - the fluttering associated with Afib, slight pressure, thudding beats I can feel, especially at night when I lie down to go to sleep. My doctor says to put up with it, but it scares me with the bad heart history in my family. Has anyone experienced this and what did you do?
Hi All,
So my story started with symptoms like tingling that comes and goes in my feet and left hand. I feel the tingling in my legs sometimes (and even my mouth/lips and face), a bit of blurry vision sometimes and a bit of fatigue sometimes. I went to a neuro and he thought it could be a vitamin deficiency because I used to drink heavily II dont drink anymore) and because I had gastric bypass surgery when I was 16 (I'm 25 now).
Diagnosed over a year ago w/ MS. Was allergic to Copaxone & placed on beta-interferons three months ago. Pre-hypertensive condition has now escalated to high blood pressure routinely. Within last week, waking BP has been 158/109, 143/104, 139/100 despite having lost weight. Concern over possible prescribing of BP meds. Know that family history shows adverse effects from cholesterol-lowering statins. What BP meds will work?
I started on copaxone and have been on it intermittently but this last year I was taking pretty much every day.. In Dec I had a new enhancing lesion but no new symptoms. I quit taking copaxone the 1st of june because I hated the shots, could not always remember to take it and did not feel that I needed it. My neuro wants me to start aubagio because the last mri showed active disease. I do not want too but I feel guilty not taking it.
My Neurologist suggested I look in to taking Copaxone during the pregnancy to help cut down on the chance of relapse while trying to get pregnant and right after giving birth. Of course all the official documentation says don't take it, There is nothing but animal studies and human experience that suggests no negative effects for mom or baby. I am also on Oxybutonin for bladder control another Class B Drug.
I was just wondering if any one had taken any thing while being pregnant.
my wife of 3 years ( an ms patient since her mid 20s and is now 35) had stopped taking her copaxone consistantly for a little over 30 days. Her verbal and physical abuse came to a head when she hit me during a night of drinking.
could the abusive behaviour be directly or indirectly associated with her not taking her medication?
My arm was so weak I could not lift it, it just laid limp by my side when I walked. I was 38 and had no history of migraines nor any migraine symptoms except pain. I was under a lot of stress. I was I iatially told I had a mini stroke. But the second time it happened I met my neuro that specializes in ms and she told me it was not a stroke.
My most recent relapse was in June. I was on betasaron and woke up with severe leg and vertical face pain. I was pale, very fatigued and weak. Dr.
Because the interferons can make depression worse and I have always had major depression I went on Copaxone. I did not mind a shot everyday. Copaxone started as a pill in the testing phase but it did not work it broke down in the digestive system.
It is important for the doctor to know her health history and her MS. everyone's MS is different. My MS is super slow progressing so it makes no sense for me to be on the pills which have more side effects.
Brain lesions show on MRI, no spinal lesions, and some bands present in spinal fluid. No symptoms. My home Neuro recommended I begin copaxone, but understood my wanting to wait until I return home again in July. I saw a Neuro at Georgetown last Monday who is agreement with my home Neuro about starting copaxone when I return home. I am feeling better about this decision, and have read as much medical literature about RIS and whether or not to treat with drug therapy.
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