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Making sense of all the materials available on relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) is part of our commitment to empowering patients with knowledge. Use these downloadable resources so you’re better equipped when discussing MS with your doctor and to learn more about this condition.

MS Knowledge Brochures

Designed for both patients and Care Partners living with relapsing MS, this educational series of brochures delves deeper into important topics.

MS & Pregnancy Get an overview of what pregnancy can mean for people with MS who are thinking of having children.

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MS & Wellness Learn how healthy choices involving diet, exercise, and emotional changes can help you manage your MS.

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MS & Symptom Management Identify MS symptoms and use expert advice to help manage them.

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Additional MS Resources

To enhance recommendations from your healthcare providers, this compiled list of service providers can offer information about, support for, and opportunities to connect with the greater MS community.

General MS Information

Can Do Multiple Sclerosis™
1-800-367-3101

Caregiver Action Network (CAN)
1-202-454-3970

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
1-800-LEARN-MS (1-800-532-7667)

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF)
1-888-MSFOCUS (1-888-673-6287)

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
1-800-FIGHT-MS (1-800-344-4867)

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Injection Training

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Serious allergic reactions (anaphylactic reactions) that may be life-threatening or lead to death may happen any time after you start using COPAXONE. These reactions may happen right after your first dose up to years after starting treatment with COPAXONE, even if you never had an allergic reaction before. Many reactions have happened within 1 hour of using COPAXONE. Some signs and symptoms may be the same as those of an immediate post-injection reaction. See What are the possible side effects of COPAXONE?

What is COPAXONE?

COPAXONE is a prescription medicine that is used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.

It is not known if COPAXONE is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

What is the most important information I should know about COPAXONE?

Serious allergic reactions (anaphylactic reactions). Serious allergic reactions that may be life-threatening or lead to death may happen any time after you start using COPAXONE. These reactions may happen right after your first dose up to years after starting treatment with COPAXONE, even if you never had an allergic reaction before. Many reactions have happened within 1 hour of using COPAXONE. Some signs and symptoms may be the same as those of an immediate post-injection reaction. See What are the possible side effects of COPAXONE?

Stop using COPAXONE and get emergency help right away if you have:
- widespread rash
- swelling of the face, eyelids, lips, mouth, throat, or tongue
- sudden shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or wheezing
- uncontrolled shaking (convulsions)
- trouble swallowing or speaking
- fainting, feeling dizzy or faint

Do not take COPAXONE:

if you are allergic to glatiramer acetate or mannitol. Serious allergic reactions including life-threatening or anaphylactic reactions that can lead to death have happened.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COPAXONE?

Before you use COPAXONE, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Talk to your healthcare provider who will advise if you should take COPAXONE during your pregnancy.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if COPAXONE passes into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby while using COPAXONE.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

COPAXONE may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how COPAXONE works.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

What are the possible side effects of COPAXONE?

COPAXONE may cause serious side effects, including:

Immediate Post-Injection Reactions. Serious side effects may happen right after or within minutes after you inject COPAXONE at any time during your course of treatment. Some signs and symptoms may be the same as those of a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). See What is the most important information I should know about COPAXONE? Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these immediate post-injection reaction symptoms including:
- redness to your cheeks or other
  parts of the body (flushing)
- chest pain
- fast heartbeat
- anxiety
- breathing problems or tightness in your throat
- swelling, rash, hives, or itching

If you have symptoms of an immediate post-injection reaction, do not give yourself more injections until a healthcare provider tells you to.

Chest Pain. You can have chest pain as part of an immediate post-injection reaction or by itself. This type of chest pain usually lasts a few minutes and can begin around 1 month after you start using COPAXONE. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have chest pain while using COPAXONE.
Damage to your skin. Damage to the fatty tissue just under your skin’s surface (lipoatrophy) and, rarely, death of your skin tissue (necrosis) can happen when you use COPAXONE. Damage to the fatty tissue under your skin can cause a “dent” at the injection site that may not go away. You can reduce your chance of developing these problems by:
- following your healthcare provider’s instructions for how to use COPAXONE
- choosing a different injection area each time you use COPAXONE.
Liver problems. Liver problems, including liver failure, can occur with COPAXONE. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have symptoms, such as:
- nausea
- loss of appetite
- tiredness
- dark colored urine and pale stools
- yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eye
- bleeding more easily than normal
- confusion
- sleepiness

The most common side effects of COPAXONE are:

skin problems at your injection site, including:
- redness
- pain
- swelling
- lumps
- itching
rash
shortness of breath
flushing (vasodilation)
chest pain

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COPAXONE. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please read the accompanying Medication Guide.

Injections for 3-times-a-week COPAXONE^® 40 mg must be at least 48 hours apart.

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