Anaphylactic reaction after injection of glatiramer acetate (Copaxone®) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

ized pruritic exanthema over the whole body immediately after injection of Copaxone. This improved after a few days without therapy and no further symptoms such as dyspnea or hypotension were evident. Following this systemic allergic reaction, therapy with GA was discontinued. Apart from MS, the patient also suffers from recurrent depressive episodes; additional diseases, co-medication or allergies are not evident.