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Orencia (abatacept)

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Does anyone know how long the biological drug stays in the system. I self inject weekly Orencia thanks in advance.

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It has a half life of about 14 days.

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I take orencia and I was told it’s three months

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Yes, 6 lots of 14 days would get you below 1%

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