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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2025 Jun 12;51(3):525–536. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2025.05.010

Table 1.

Comparison of Induction and Maintenance Dosing for Medications Used Across PsA, Psoriasis, and IBD

Psoriasis Psoriatic Arthritis Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Drug Induction Maintenance Induction Maintenance Induction Maintenance
infliximab 5-10mg/kg IV wks 0,2,6 5-10mg/kg IV q4-8 wks 5-10mg/kg IV wks 0,2,6 5mg/kg IV q8 wks 5-10mg/kg IV wks 0,2,6 5-10mg/kg IV q4-8 wks
adalimumab 80mg SQ single dose (wk 0) 40mg SQ q2 wks (starting wk 1) N/A 40mg SQ q2 wks 160mg SQ wk 0, 80mg wk 2 40-80mg SQ q1-2 wks
certolizumab 400mg SQ q2 wks 400mg q2 wks SQ; if <90 kg consider 200mg dose 400mg SQ wks 0,2,4 200mg SQ q2 wks 400mg SQ wks 0,2,4 400mg SQ q4 wks
golimumab N/A N/A IV: 2mg/kg wks 0,4
SQ: 50mg qmonth
IV: 2mg/kg q8 wks
SQ: 50mg qmonth
200mg SQ wk 0, 100mg wk 2 100mg SQ q4 wks
ustekinumab <100 kg: 45mg SQ wks 0,4
>100 kg: 90mg SQ wks 0,4
<100 kg: 45mg SQ q12 wks; may require 90mg or q8 wks
>100 kg: 90mg SQ q12 wks; may require q8 wks
45mg SQ wks 0,4 45mg SQ q12 wks; may require 90mg or q8 wks 260/390/520mg IV single dose (weight-based) 90mg SQ q8 wks
risankizumab 150mg SQ wks 0,4 150mg SQ q12 wks 150mg SQ wks 0,4 150mg SQ q12 wks CD: 600mg IV wks 0,4,8
UC: 1200mg IV wks 0,4,8
180 or 360mg SQ q8 wks (starting wk 12)
guselkumab 100mg SQ wks 0,4 100mg SQ q8 wks 100mg SQ wks 0, 4 100mg SQ q8 wks UC: 200mg IV wks 0,4,8 200mg SQ q4 or 100mg q8 wks
tofacitinib N/A N/A N/A 5mg PO BID or 11mg daily (ER) 10mg PO BID 5-10mg PO BID
upadacitinib N/A N/A N/A 15mg PO daily CD: 45mg PO daily x12 wks
UC: 45mg PO daily x8 wks
15 - 30mg PO daily

Legend: PsA: psoriatic arthritis; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; q: every; wk(s): week(s); IV: intravenous; SQ: subcutaneous; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; PO: oral; N/A: not applicable; BID: twice daily; ER: extended-release