Usual Adult Dose for Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Initial dose: 400 mg subcutaneously (given as two subcutaneous injections of 200 mg) at weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg subcutaneously every other week
Maintenance dose: 400 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks in patients who obtain a clinical response
Comments:
-Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given in areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as 2 subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
Use: For treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Usual Adult Dose for Psoriatic Arthritis:
Initial dose: 400 mg subcutaneously (given as two subcutaneous injections of 200 mg) at weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg subcutaneously every other week
Maintenance dose: 400 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks in patients who obtain a clinical response
Comments:
-Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given in areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as 2 subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
-This drug can be given as monotherapy in case of intolerance to methotrexate (MTX) or when continued treatment with methotrexate is inappropriate.
-MTX should be continued during treatment with this drug where appropriate.
-Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given in areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as 2 subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
Use: For the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
Usual Adult Dose for Ankylosing Spondylitis:
Initial dose: 400 mg subcutaneously (given as two subcutaneous injections of 200 mg) at weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by 200 mg subcutaneously every 2 weeks or 400 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks
Comments:
-Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given in areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as 2 subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
Use: For the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis
Usual Adult Dose for Crohn's Disease -- Maintenance:
Initial dose: 400 mg subcutaneously (given as two subcutaneous injections of 200 mg) at weeks 0, 2, and 4
Maintenance dose: 400 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks in patients who obtain a clinical response
Comments:
-Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given in areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as 2 subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
Use: For reducing signs of Crohn's disease and maintaining clinical response in adult patients with moderately to severely active disease who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy
 Detailed Cimzia dosage information
What happens if I miss a dose?
Call your doctor for instructions if you miss a dose of Cimzia.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
