New dosing for glatiramer acetate
August 6, 2014…dosing schedules with respect to ARR, EDSS, proportion of patients relapse-free and number of T1 and T2 lesions (Caon et al. AAN 2010; abstract S11.002). Twice-weekly dosing had the advantage of a lower incidence of lipoatrophy, injection site reactions and immediate post-injection systemic reactions, as expected with less frequent injections. Thus, while the new dosing of glatiramer acetate 40 mg may be administered three times per week without…