Corticotropin

How it works

ACTH in a slow gel: it tells your adrenals to pour out cortisol and calms immune cells too. Called in for MS flares and infant spasms.

What it's made of

ACTH, the pituitary hormone that tells the adrenal glands to make cortisol: 39 amino acids. Acthar is not synthetic: it is an extract of pig pituitary in a gel that releases it slowly.

What it's for

Prescribed for

Infantile spasms (under 2 years), multiple sclerosis relapses, nephrotic syndrome and other inflammatory conditions (arthritis, lupus, sarcoidosis, eyes).