Typical dosage for Cimzia
- Crohn's disease: The typical starting dose is 400 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, then again at week 2 and week 4. If the medication works well for you, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 400 mg every 4 weeks to keep your symptoms under control.
- Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: The typical starting dose is 400 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, and again at week 2 and week 4. After that, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 200 mg every 2 weeks or 400 mg every 4 weeks.
- Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: The dose is based on weight.
- 10 kg to less than 20 kg: The typical starting dose is 100 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, and again at week 2 and week 4. After that, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 50 mg every 2 weeks.
- 20 kg to less than 40 kg: The typical starting dose is 200 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, and again at week 2 and week 4. After that, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 100 mg every 2 weeks.
- 40 kg and more: The typical starting dose is 400 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, and again at week 2 and week 4. After that, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 200 mg every 2 weeks.
- Plaque psoriasis: The typical dose is 400 mg injected under the skin every 2 weeks.
- If you weigh 90 kg or less, your prescriber might recommend a different dosing schedule of 400 mg injected under the skin at the beginning, and again at week 2 and week 4. After that, you'll switch to a maintenance dose of 200 mg every 2 weeks.
