Cimzia

Generic name: certolizumab pegol

Used for: Rheumatoid arthritis · Crohn’s disease · Psoriatic arthritis · Plaque psoriasis · Ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine) · Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (spine arthritis) · Juvenile arthritis · 6 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Cimzia

Cimzia is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Cimzia’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.
  2. Cimzia’s savings card works only with insurance from a job or one you bought.

Free from the maker, if you qualify UCB Patient Assistance Program. A patient’s total gross household income cannot exceed 500% of the Federal Poverty Limit (FPL). Or call (877) 785-8906.

See if you qualify 

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameCimzia
Authorized genericcertolizumab pegol
Regular genericcertolizumab pegol
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Cimzia?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

CIMplicity Savings Program

Savings card from UCB

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $0 a dose

Sign up on ucb.iassist.com 

Or call 1-844-277-6853. See the offer on cimzia.com

In the maker’s words

“With the CIMplicity Savings Program, eligible, commercially insured patients may pay as little as $0 per dose for CIMZIA.”

From the maker’s offer on cimzia.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s card above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Cimzia itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Cimzia is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

Cimzia is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

CIMZIA is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker indicated for:

  • Reducing signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease and maintaining clinical response in adult patients with moderately to severely active disease who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy
  • Treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis
  • Treatment of active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) in patients 2 years of age and older
  • Treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.
  • Treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis
  • Treatment of adults with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis with objective signs of inflammation

Treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy

Source: the FDA label for Cimzia (UCB, Inc.), February 24, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/cimzia/