What is Acthar?
H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) is natural source adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in 16% gelatin that stimulates prolonged hormonal release after intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
With Acthar, patients do not need IV administration. Acthar can be self-administered via IM injection or given to you by your care partner when and where it is most convenient for you.
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Who Could Benefit from Acthar
- Acthar may be used for the treatment of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis.
- Acthar is indicated for inducing a diuresis or a remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic syndrome without uremia of the idiopathic type or that due to lupus erythematosus.
Understand Your Condition
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. An MS flare, also known as an exacerbation, attack, or relapse, is a sudden worsening of one or more symptoms of multiple sclerosis or the appearance of new symptoms that lasts for at least 24 hours and is separated from a previous attack by at least one month.
About Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome is a condition caused by any of a group of diseases that damage the glomeruli, small blood vessels inside a bag in the kidney that filter wastes and excess water from the blood and pass them into urine.