What is GA Depot?
GA Depot is a long acting injection version of the approved Glatiramer Acetate (GA, commercially available as Copaxone®), designed to be administered as an intramuscular injection once every four weeks.
How do you inject glatiramer?
Glatiramer Acetate Injection is for under the skin (subcutaneous) injection only; do not inject into your veins (intravenously). Do not stick the needle in the same place (site) more than once a week. Each injection area contains multiple injection sites for you to choose from.
How is glatiramer acetate administered?
Glatiramer comes as a solution to inject subcutaneously (under the skin). Depending on your dose, it is usually injected either once a day or three days every week (with at least 48 hours between doses, for example every Monday, Wednesday, Friday) .
How do you inject Copaxone?
Copaxone should be administered by subcutaneous injection (into the fatty layer under the skin) into the upper outer arms, abdomen (but not within two inches of your belly button), fleshy part of the hips, or top outer part of the thighs. There are two recognized strengths of Copaxone, 20mg/ml and 40mg/ml.
How do you give an injection?
How to administer an intramuscular injection
- Wash your hands. Wash your hands with soap and warm water to prevent potential infection.
- Gather all the needed supplies.
- Locate the injection site.
- Clean the injection site.
- Prepare the syringe with medication.
- Self-inject with a syringe.
- Inject the medication.
- Remove the needle.
Does Copaxone come in pill form?
FDA Approves Two New Generic Forms of Copaxone® (Glatiramer Acetate) The agency also approved Mylan’s generic for the daily 20mg dose. This is the second approved generic for glatiramer acetate 20mg. Glatopa® (Sandoz), became available in June 2015.
Where do you inject Glatopa?
Glatopa 40 mg is injected 3 times each week in the fatty layer under your skin (subcutaneously). Glatopa 40 mg should be given on the same 3 days each week, if possible for example, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
How do you give a depot injection?
Most oil-based depot antipsychotic injections must be administered only into the gluteal muscle by deep intramuscular (IM) injection. The exceptions to this are flupentixol and zuclopenthixol depots which are also licensed to be administered via the lateral thigh.
What is the difference between Copaxone and glatiramer acetate?
The main difference is that Glatopa is a generic version of Copaxone. Compared to Copaxone, Glatopa contains the same active ingredient, offers the same clinical benefits, and is administered the same way. But generic medications like Glatopa are often less expensive than name-brand medications like Copaxone.
How is Glatopa administered?
What is depot form?
A depot injection is a slow-release form of medication. The injection uses a liquid that releases the medication slowly, so it lasts a lot longer. Depot injections can be used for various types of drug, including some antipsychotics.
What angle would you use to do an intramuscular injection?
Insert needle at a 90o angle to the skin with a quick thrust. Retain pressure on skin around injection site with thumb and index finger while needle is inserted. Aspiration is not necessary. Multiple injections given in the same extremity should be separated as far as possible (preferably at least 1” apart).
Can you inject 2ml into deltoid?
The deltoid site is mostly commonly used for immunizations. However, up to 1 mL of any medication may be administrated to this muscle (the maximum volume should never exceed 2 mL).
What is glatiramer acetate injection?
GLATIRAMER ACETATE INJECTION is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.
How do you store glatiramer acetate syringes?
Storing Mylan’s Glatiramer Acetate Injection Keep the carton of Pre-filled Syringes in the refrigerator at 36-46°F (2-8°C). Keep Glatiramer Acetate Injection out of the reach of children. When you are not able to refrigerate Glatiramer Acetate Injection,
How common is lipoatrophy in glatiramer acetate toxicity?
Lipoatrophy occurred in approximately 2% of patients exposed to glatiramer acetate injection 20 mg per mL in the 5 placebo-controlled trials compared to none on placebo, and 0.5% of patients exposed to glatiramer acetate injection 40 mg per mL in a single placebo-controlled trial and none on placebo.
How often can you give glatiramer acetate 40 mg?
Glatiramer acetate injection 40 mg should be given on the same 3 days each week, if possible for example, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Give your glatiramer acetate injections at least 48 hours (2 days) apart.