canakinumab
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- canakinumab
- Brand Names
- Ilaris
- Application Number
- BLA125319
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- NDC Codes
- 2
- Dosage Forms
- INJECTION, SOLUTION
- Routes
- SUBCUTANEOUS
- Active Ingredients
- CANAKINUMAB
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ILARIS is an interleukin-1β blocker indicated for the treatment of: • Periodic Fever Syndromes ( 1.1 ): - Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), in adults and children 4 years of age and older, including: ◾ Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) ◾ Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) - Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) in adult and pediatric patients - Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (HIDS)/ Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD) in adult and pediatric patients - Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) in adult and pediatric patients • Active Still’s Disease, including Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) in patients 2 years of age and older ( 1.2 ) • Gout flares in adults in whom non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine are contraindicated, are not tolerated, or do not provide an adequate response, and in whom repeated courses of corticosteroids are not appropriate ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Periodic Fever Syndromes ILARIS ® (canakinumab) is an interleukin-1β (IL-1β) blocker indicated for the treatment of the following autoinflammatory Periodic Fever Syndromes: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) ILARIS is indicated for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older, including: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor (TNF) Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) ILARIS is indicated for the treatment of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) in adult and pediatric patients. Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (HIDS)/Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD) ILARIS is indicated for the treatment of Hyperimmunoglobulin D (Hyper-IgD) Syndrome (HIDS)/Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD) in adult and pediatric patients. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) ILARIS is indicated for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) in adult and pediatric patients. 1.2 Still’s Disease (Adult-Onset Still’s Disease [AOSD] and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis [SJIA]) ILARIS is indicated for the treatment of active Still’s Disease, including Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) in patients 2 years of age and older. 1.3 Gout Flares ILARIS is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of adult patients with gout flares in whom non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine are contraindicated, are not tolerated, or do not provide an adequate response, and in whom repeated courses of corticosteroids are not appropriate.