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Could This Lawsuit Threaten Patient Assistance Programs?

Posted on September 1, 2020August 31, 2020

The manufacturer of Copaxone is the target of a US Justice Department lawsuit and its outcome could affect many of us who receive copay help for our medications. The legal case involves the interaction between pharmaceutical companies and nonprofit organizations that provide grants to people who need help paying for their treatments. For example, when I couldn’t afford the monthly copay for Aubagio (teriflunomide) several years ago, I qualified for…Continue Reading

Copaxon MS drug approved for tri-weekly use in Canada

Posted on August 23, 2016

It’s no fun jabbing yourself once-a-day if you’re using the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. I, eventually, hit a brick wall self-injecting when I was using Avonex and that was just sticking myself once-a-week. But now Teva Pharmaceutical has what should be good news for Canadians using Copaxone. Health Canada has approved a three-times-a-week version of the drug. Three-times-a-week Copaxome 40 mg/mL is expected to become available to patients there, by…Continue Reading

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