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Canakinumab (Ilaris) for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 19, 2013  (Issue 1423)
Canakinumab (Ilaris) for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ...
The FDA has approved the interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta inhibitor canakinumab (Ilaris – Novartis) for treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA; formerly called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or Still’s disease) in children ≥2 years old. Canakinumab was approved earlier for treatment of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). Tocilizumab (Actemra), an interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor that has been available since 2010 for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults, was also recently approved by the FDA for sJIA. Canakinumab is the only IL-1 inhibitor approved...
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2013 Aug 19;55(1423):65-6 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Drugs for Gout

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 30, 2023  (Issue 1688)
lower than those in serum. INTERLEUKIN-1 (IL-1) INHIBITORS — Canakinumab (Ilaris),10 which is FDA ...
Drugs for gout are used to reduce the pain and inflammation of acute flares, decrease the frequency of exacerbations, and lower serum urate levels to prevent recurrent flares, development of tophi, and joint damage.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 Oct 30;65(1688):169-75   doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1688a |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Comparison Table: Some Drugs for Gout (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 30, 2023  (Issue 1688)
elevations Pregnancy: canakinumab not studied adequately in women but associated with delayed fetal ...
View the Comparison Table: Some Drugs for Gout
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 Oct 30;65(1688):e176-9   doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1688c |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction