Drug-Induced Liver Injury by Glatiramer Acetate Used for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

• Main Authors: Attila Onmez (Author), Ahmet Tarik Eminler (Author), Hasan Ergenç (Author), Meltem Baykara (Author), Ihsan Uslan (Author), Ali Tamer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Glatiramer acetate (GA, Copaxone) is an approved drug for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Most common side effects observed with GA are local injection site reactions, which can include pain, swelling, or redness. However, systemic adverse event such as hepatotoxicity relate...