Acthar is in infused steroid. For ms purposes, when a person has a flare up. you give steroids. Steroids are a strong anti inflammatory medications. The goal is to stop the flam up quickly and prevent it from getting worse.

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It's adrenal corticotropic hormone
ACTH is a hormone that tricggers the adrenal glands, on top of the kidneys, to produce cortisol, replicating the effects of taking prednisone.

It's basically a substitute for prednisone. Insurance companies don't often like to cover it due to higher cost. https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/do-n...