Serious side effects may happen right after or within minutes after you inject Glatopa at any time during your course of treatment. Some signs and symptoms may be the same as those of a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). See What is the most important information I should know about Glatopa? If symptoms become severe, call the emergency phone number in your area. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these immediate post-injection reaction symptoms including redness to your cheeks or other parts of the body (flushing); chest pain; fast heartbeat; anxiety; breathing problems or tightness in your throat; or swelling, rash, hives, or itching. If any of the above occurs, do not give yourself any more injections until your healthcare provider tells you to begin again.

Chest pain may occur either as part of the immediate post-injection reaction or on its own. This pain should only last a few minutes. You may experience more than one such episode, usually beginning at least one month after starting treatment. Tell your healthcare provider if you experience chest pain that lasts for a long time or feels very intense.

Damage to your skin. A permanent indentation under the skin (lipoatrophy) or, rarely, death of your skin tissue (necrosis) at the injection site may occur, due to local destruction of fat tissue. Be sure to follow proper injection technique and inform your healthcare provider of any skin changes.

Liver problems, including liver failure, can occur with Glatopa. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have symptoms, such as nausea, loss of appetite, tiredness, dark colored urine and pale stools, yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eye, bleeding more easily than normal, confusion, sleepiness.

Some glatiramer acetate products can be used with an optional compatible autoinjector. Check with your healthcare provider when you fill or refill your medicine to make sure the autoinjector you have is meant to be used with your glatiramer acetate product. Not all optional autoinjectors are meant to be used with all glatiramer acetate products. If you use the wrong autoinjector, you might not get the correct dose of your medicine.

The most common side effects of glatiramer acetate injection are redness, pain, swelling, itching, or a lump at the site of injection, flushing, rash, shortness of breath, and chest pain. These are not all of the possible side effects of glatiramer acetate. For a complete list, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Tell your healthcare provider about any side effects you have while taking Glatopa.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Sandoz Inc. at 1‑800‑525‑8747 or FDA at 1‑800‑FDA‑1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Please see full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for Glatopa.