The Copaxone News Channel : COPAXONE® INJECTION HELP LINE...PLUS "injection tips that can help over the long term"

COPAXONE® INJECTION HELP LINE...PLUS "injection tips that can help over the long term"

The following story was posted today on our MS News Channel MySpace Blog</ span>.

It is one of 4,613 stories on our MySpace Blog</ span>! Our 3,300 MySpace Friends have made 29,896 Comments & 42,234 Kudos on the 4,613 stories!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEWS CHANNEL MYSPACE BLOG & LEAVE A COMMENT

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE COPAXONE'S INJECTION ASSISTANCE SITE

I copied and pasted the following from Copaxone's Injection Assistance Page:

COPAXONE® injection tips that can help over the long term

It may be more comfortable to inject your COPAXONE® if it's at room temperature, so make sure to take your COPAXONE® out of the refrigerator at least 20 minutes before you are ready to inject.

Try applying a warm compress to the injection site for 5 minutes before injecting. Be sure to heat the compress (according to the manufacturer's instructions), and then place a cloth barrier between the heated pack and your skin. Remember not to use a heat pack in any area where sensation of temperature is impaired

Everybody is different: Changes in body size or weight may affect proper autoject® 2 for glass syringe settings. Learn more about setting your autoject2 for glass syringe.

Help keep your skin healthy! Rotating your COPAXONE® injection sites each day reduces the potential for injection site reactions such as swelling, pain, itching, redness, lumps and skin indentations, which can happen with any injectable therapy including COPAXONE®

COPAXONE® can be stored at room temperature (between 59°F and 86°F) for up to one month, offering more flexibility when refrigeration isn't available.

-- As a general rule, we recommend that you keep your COPAXONE® in the refrigerator as part of your regular routine. But, what this new extended storage time offers you is added flexibility during travel or special circumstances. It's just one more way COPAXONE® can fit your lifestyle. Think of your COPAXONE® injections as your daily dose of empowerment helping you to fight your multiple sclerosis! Remember to take advantage of our online videos for injection techniques, as well as our online COPAXONE® injection guide.

And for more about the resources available from Shared Solutions®, click here or call 1-800-887-8100.

Click Here For My Videos, Advice, Tips, Studies and Trials.

Timothy L. Vollmer, MD

Click here to read my columns

Brian R. Apatoff, MD, PhD

Monday

COPAXONE® INJECTION HELP LINE...PLUS "injection tips that can help over the long term"