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FDA approves glatiramer acetate injection a generic version of Copaxone to treat multiple sclerosis.- Mylan

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Last updated:5th Oct 2017
Published:5th Oct 2017
Source: Pharmawand

Mylan N.V. announced that the FDA has approved Mylan's Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for Glatiramer Acetate Injection 40 mg/mL for 3-times-a-week injection, an AP-rated, substitutable generic version of Teva's Copaxone 40 mg/mL, and Glatiramer Acetate Injection 20 mg/mL for once-daily injection, an AP-rated, substitutable generic version of Teva's Copaxone 20 mg/mL, which are indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Mylan will begin shipping imminently.

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