Etanercept

Class

• TNF inhibitor

Indications

• ankylosing spondylitis

• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

• psoriasis

• soriatic arthritis

• rheumatoid arthritis

Administration/Absorption

• • Subcut injection

Dosage

Distribution

Mechanism

• decoy receptor that binds to TNF

• Fusion of two naturally occurring soluble human 75-kilodalton TNF receptors linked to an Fc portion of an IgG1

Excretion

Side effects

Interactions

Contraindications