Adalimumab-Adbm: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Adalimumab-Adbm is a medicine sold in the U.S. under one brand, for juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Treats
- Juvenile Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ulcerative Colitis
- Available as
- Kit
- Sold as
- Cyltezo
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Not in our catalog
- Boxed warning
- Boxed warning
How adalimumab-adbm is dosed
From the FDA label for Cyltezo (application BLA761058). Other adalimumab-adbm products — different forms, different strengths — are dosed differently. Follow the label for the one you were prescribed.
Administer by subcutaneous injection ( 2 ) Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis ( 2.2 ): Adults: 40 mg every other week. Some patients with RA not receiving methotrexate may benefit from increasing the dosage to 40 mg every week or 80 mg every other week. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or Pediatric Uveitis ( 2.3 ): Pediatric Weight 2 Years of Age and Older Recommended Dosage 10 kg (22 lbs) to less than 15 kg (33 lbs) 10 mg every other week 15 kg (33 lbs) to less than 30 kg (66 lbs) 20 mg every other week 30 kg (66 lbs) and greater 40 mg every other week Crohn's Disease ( 2.4 ): Adults: 160 mg on Day 1 (given in one day or split over two consecutive days); 80 mg on Day 15; and 40 mg every other week starting on Day 29. Pediatric Patients 6 Years of Age and Older: Pediatric Weight Recommended Dosage Days 1 and 15 Starting on Day 29 17 kg (37 lbs) to less than 40 kg (88 lbs) Day 1: 80 mg Day 15: 40 mg 20 mg every other week 40 kg (88 lbs) and greater Day 1: 160 mg (single dose or split over two consecutive days) Day 15: 80 mg 40 mg every other week Ulcerative Colitis ( 2.5 ): Adults: 160 mg on Day 1 (given in one day or split over two consecutive days), 80 mg on Day 15 and 40 mg every other week starting on Day 29. Discontinue in patients without evidence of clinical remission by eight weeks (Day 57). Plaque Psoriasis or Adult Uveitis ( 2.6 ): Adults:…
Adalimumab-Adbm side effects
The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Serious Infections [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] Malignancies [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Hypersensitivity Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] Neurologic Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] Hematological Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6) ] Heart Failure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) ] Autoimmunity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.9) ] Most common adverse reactions (>10%) are: infections (e.g., upper respiratory, sinusitis), injection site reactions, headache and rash. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at (800) 542-6257 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch . 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The most common adverse reaction with adalimumab was injection site reactions. In placebo-controlled trials, 20% of subjects treated with adalimumab developed injection site reactions (erythema and/or itching, hemorrhage, pain or…
Who shouldn’t take adalimumab-adbm
None. None ( 4 )
Adalimumab-Adbm drug interactions
Abatacept: Increased risk of serious infection. ( 5.1 , 5.11 , 7.2 ) Anakinra: Increased risk of serious infection. ( 5.1 , 5.7 , 7.2 ) Live vaccines: Avoid use with CYLTEZO. ( 5.10 , 7.3 ) 7.1 Methotrexate Adalimumab has been studied in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients taking concomitant methotrexate (MTX). Although MTX reduced the apparent clearance of adalimumab, the data do not suggest the need for dose adjustment of either CYLTEZO or MTX [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] . 7.2 Biological Products In clinical studies in patients with RA, an increased risk of serious infections has been observed with the combination of TNF blockers with anakinra or abatacept, with no added benefit; therefore, use of CYLTEZO with abatacept or anakinra is not recommended in patients with RA [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7 , 5.11) ] . A higher rate of serious infections has also been observed in patients with RA treated with rituximab who received subsequent treatment with a TNF blocker. There is insufficient information regarding the concomitant use of CYLTEZO and other biologic products for the treatment of RA, PsA, AS, CD, UC, Ps, HS and UV. Concomitant administration of CYLTEZO with other biologic DMARDs (e.g., anakinra and abatacept) or other TNF blockers is not recommended based upon the possible increased risk for infections and other potential pharmacological interactions. 7.3 Live Vaccines Avoid the use of live vaccines with CYLTEZO [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10) ]. 7.4 Cytochrome P450 Substrates The formation of CYP450 enzymes may be suppressed by increased concentrations of cytokines (e.g., TNFα, IL-6) during chronic inflammation. It is possible for products that antagonize cytokine activity, such as adalimumab products, to influence the formation of CYP450 enzymes. Upon initiation or discontinuation of CYLTEZO in patients being treated with CYP450 substrates with a narrow therapeutic index, monitoring of the effect (e.g., warfarin) or drug concentration (e.g., cyclosporine or theophylline) is recommended and the individual dose of the drug product may be adjusted as needed.
Every adalimumab-adbm product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Cyltezo.
What people report to the FDA about adalimumab-adbm
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 55 reports naming adalimumab-adbm, and the FDA flagged 27% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- device malfunction4 reports
- injection site pain4 reports
- needle issue4 reports
- arthralgia3 reports
- device issue3 reports
- diarrhoea3 reports
- drug delivery system malfunction3 reports
- inappropriate schedule of product administration3 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean adalimumab-adbm caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What is adalimumab-adbm?
Cyltezo (Adalimumab-Adbm) is a medication used to treat Juvenile Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn Disease.
Can you take adalimumab-adbm with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run adalimumab-adbm against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does adalimumab-adbm come in?
Across the brands we track, adalimumab-adbm is currently marketed as kit, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic adalimumab-adbm?
We do not currently list a generic-labelled adalimumab-adbm product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.
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Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for adalimumab-adbm on DailyMed (NIH) ↗ — including its boxed warning in full.