Typical dosage for Nulojix
Nulojix is an intravenous (IV) infusion that's given through your vein. It's administered by a trained healthcare professional.
The dose depends on your body weight. In general, you'll follow a dosing schedule that your transplant specialist sets for you. The dosing schedule might look like the following.
Initial phase
- The typical dose is 10 mg/kg of body weight given IV:
- On day 1 (the day of your transplant)
- On day 5
- At the end of week 2 after transplantation
- At the end of week 4 after transplantation
- At the end of week 8 after transplantation
- At the end of week 12 after transplantation
Maintenance phase
- The typical dose is 5 mg/kg of body weight given IV:
- At the end of week 16 after transplantation
- Then, once every 4 weeks
