Table 4.

Mean half-lives of biologic agents licensed for use in Canada (June 2011). Retrieved from Health Canada Drug Product Database: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodpharma/databasdon/index-eng.php.

Mean Half-life, days2 Half-lives, days5 Half-lives, days
Etanercept (ETN)4.38.621.5
Adalimumab (ADA)142870
Infliximab (IFX)8–1016–2040–50
Golimumab (GOL)122460
Certolizumab (CTZ)142870
Rituximab (RTX)2142105
Abatacept (ABAT)132665
Tocilizumab (TCZ)132665