Medicine guide

Kineret

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  • Prescription status not stated
  • Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Active substance
Anakinra
Made by
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)

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What it is for

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Kineret is indicated in adults for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of RA in combination with methotrexate, with an inadequate response to methotrexate alone. COVID-19 Kineret is indicated for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adult patients with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (low- or high-flow oxygen) who are at risk of progressing to severe respiratory failure determined by plasma concentration of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) ? 6 ng/ml. Periodic fever syndromes Kineret is indicated for the treatment of the following autoinflammatory periodic fever syndromes in adults, adolescents, children and infants aged 8 months and older with a body weight of 10 kg or above: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) Kineret is indicated for the treatment of CAPS, including: Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) / Chronic Infantile Neurological, Cutaneous, Articular Syndrome (CINCA) Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Kineret is indicated for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Kineret should be given in combination with colchicine, if appropriate. Still’s Disease Kineret is indicated in adults, adolescents, children and infants aged 8 months and older with a body weight of 10 kg or above for the treatment of Still’s disease, including Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) and Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD), with active systemic features of moderate to high disease activity, or in patients with continued disease activity after treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or glucocorticoids. Kineret can be given as monotherapy or in combination with other anti-inflammatory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).

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From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

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Details

Made bySwedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)
Active substanceAnakinra
Used inCancer treatments and immune-system medicines
ClassificationL04AC03 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Authorised on2002-03-08
Last updated by the regulator2026-06-09
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/000363

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

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