Quick answers
- What is Abatacept used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Orencia, E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., November 13, 2025) says: “ORENCIA is a selective T cell costimulation modulator indicated for: • the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA). • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Abatacept have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Abatacept?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Abatacept been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Abatacept?
- 1 company lists prescription products of Abatacept in the FDA NDC Directory, including E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C..
What Abatacept is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
ORENCIA is a selective T cell costimulation modulator indicated for: • the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA). • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). …
— FDA label: Orencia, E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., effective November 13, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Conditions named on the label
These condition names appear word for word in the label’s “Indications and Usage” text (matched with a reviewed table). Each page lists hospitals whose own websites name the condition.
Related medical specialties
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Injection, solution · Injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution |
|---|---|
| Route | Subcutaneous · Intravenous |
| Prescription products | 4 in the FDA NDC Directory |
| Brand names | Orencia |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| abatacept 125 mg/mL injection, solution | Brand: Orencia | $1,468.33–$1,470.99 per mL 2 packages, lowest to highest |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.4 products
FDA approval history
- BLA: Biologics License Application: how a biologic medicine (made from living cells) is approved.
| Application | Sponsor | Approved | Later changes approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLA125118 ORENCIA | Bristol Myers Squibb | December 23, 2005 | 23, latest May 29, 2024 2024: Labeling · 2024: Labeling · 2023: Efficacy |
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Orencia, E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., effective November 13, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
openFDA data is provided by the FDA as is; it may be incomplete. Always rely on the label that comes with your medicine. FDA Enforcement Report search →