Drug profile
Golimumab
Adult, child, renal, hepatic, pregnancy and breastfeeding information, with the source named on every line.
DRUG INFORMATION
ADULT
- If possible, complete all age-appropriate vaccinations according to current
immunization guidelines [see Warnings and Precautions (5.11) ] . 2.2 Recommended
Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis The
recommended SIMPONI dosage in adults is 50 mg administered by subcutaneous
injection once a month.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'dosage and administration',
retrieved 2026-08-29
- Table 1: Recommended Subcutaneous Dosage for Adults and Pediatric Patients
Weighing at least 15 kg with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
Weight for Patients with UC Recommended Dosage of SIMPONI Week 0 Week 2 Week 6 and
every 4 weeks thereafter Adults and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater For
pediatric patients weighing 15 kg or greater, administer the appropriate dose
using the prefilled syringe (50 mg/0.5 mL or 100 mg/mL).
Source: This line points to a numbered table that this card does not show - read
that table in the label before you dose. US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi),
section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
CHILD
- Ulcerative Colitis The safety and effectiveness of SIMPONI for the treatment of
moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis have been established in
pediatric patients weighing at least 15 kg. Use of SIMPONI for this indication is
supported by evidence from adequate and well-controlled studies in adults with
additional safety and efficacy data from an open-label, study in 69 pediatric
patients (4 to 17 years of age).
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'pediatric use', retrieved
2026-08-29
- Concurrent use of stable doses of oral corticosteroids (≤10 mg/day or 0.2
mg/kg/day prednisone or equivalent, whichever was less) and/or NSAIDs was
permitted.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'pediatric use', retrieved
2026-08-29
- Table 1: Recommended Subcutaneous Dosage for Adults and Pediatric Patients
Weighing at least 15 kg with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
Weight for Patients with UC Recommended Dosage of SIMPONI Week 0 Week 2 Week 6 and
every 4 weeks thereafter Adults and pediatric patients 40 kg and greater For
pediatric patients weighing 15 kg or greater, administer the appropriate dose
using the prefilled syringe (50 mg/0.5 mL or 100 mg/mL).
Source: This line points to a numbered table that this card does not show - read
that table in the label before you dose. US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi),
section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
RENAL IMPAIRMENT
- No kidney-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), retrieved
2026-08-29
HEPATIC IMPAIRMENT
- No liver-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), retrieved
2026-08-29
PREGNANCY
- Risk Summary Available data from postmarketing case reports with golimumab use in
pregnant women have not identified a drug-associated risk of major birth defects,
miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'pregnancy', retrieved
2026-08-29
- An observational study of northern European births observed similar unadjusted
rates of major birth defects in infants exposed in utero to golimumab compared to
no treatment or non-biologic systemic therapy.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'pregnancy', retrieved
2026-08-29
- However, this study had important limitations (see Data ) .
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'pregnancy', retrieved
2026-08-29
BREASTFEEDING
- In a pre- and post-natal development study with pregnant monkeys, subcutaneous
administration of golimumab, during the later gestational and lactation periods,
at doses producing maximal maternal blood concentrations approximately 460 times
those found with the MRHD had no adverse developmental effects on infants (see
Data ) .
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'use in specific
populations', retrieved 2026-08-29
- Golimumab was present in fetal serum at the end of the second trimester and in
neonatal serum from the time of birth and for up to 6 months postpartum. 8.2
Lactation Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of SIMPONI
in human milk, the effects on breastfed infants, or the effects on milk
production.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'use in specific
populations', retrieved 2026-08-29
- Maternal IgG is known to be present in human milk.
Source: US FDA label for golimumab (Simponi), section 'use in specific
populations', retrieved 2026-08-29