Adalimumab (Anti-Human TNF-alpha, Human Antibody)

Adalimumab is a subcutaneously administered biological disease modifier for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic debilitating diseases mediated by tumor necrosis factor.[A39984,A39999] It was originally launched by Abbvie in the U.S. and approved in 2002 by the FDA.[A39983] This drug is frequently known as _Humira_. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology using a mammalian cell expression system. This drug is available in a prefilled syringe form and convenient pen form for subcutaneous self-administered doses.[A39983] Several biosimilars to adalimumab. Adalimumab-atto was the first adalimumab biosimilar approved by the FDA in 2016.[L44953] Adalimumab-adaz was approved by the FDA on October 31, 2018.[L4799] Other biosimilars include adalimumab-fkjp - which was approved in July 2022 -,[L42495] adalimumab-bwwd - which was approved in August 2022 -,[L42935] and adalimumab-aacf - which was approved in October 2023.[L49101] A biosimilar marketed as Hyrimoz, a high-concentration formulation of adalimumab, is also available.[L45643,L45818]