Anakinra
Interleukin Inhibitors
Sold as Kineret
- Drug class
- Interleukin Inhibitors
- Availability
- See label
- Routes
- Subcutaneous
- Markets covered
- 3
- Products on record
- 3
Overview
Anakinra is an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the Interleukin Inhibitors group (L04AC). The information below is compiled per regulator from the product labels on record, with direct links to the original documents.
Regulatory status by market
| Market | Regulator | Products | Last revision |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | MHRA | 1 | May 15, 2026 |
| EU European Union | EMA | 1 | January 30, 2026 |
| CA Canada | Health Canada | 1 | September 22, 2025 |
GBUnited Kingdom· MHRA
1 product
Uses
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. 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.
EUEuropean Union· EMA
1 product
Uses
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. 1). 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. 3 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.
CACanada· Health Canada
1 product
Uses
Rheumatoid arthritis KINERET (anakinra) is indicated for: • reducing the signs and symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients 18 years of age or older. • inhibiting the progression of structural damage by reducing erosions and cartilage degradation in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite treatment with stable doses of methotrexate (MTX).
KINERET can be used alone or in combination with other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), particularly MTX. Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes KINERET (anakinra) is indicated for: • treatment of Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) in adults, adolescents, children and infants aged 8 months and older with a body weight of 10 kg or above.
1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): RA: The efficacy of KINERET in children with RA (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)) aged 0 to 18 years has not been established. 2 Geriatrics Geriatrics (>65 years of age): In the pivotal controlled RA trials, 752 patients 65 years of age or older were enrolled.
Drug interactions
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Sources & citations
- [1]MHRA (UK) · PLGB309410018 · revised May 15, 2026
- [2]European Medicines Agency · EMEA/H/C/000363 · revised January 30, 2026
- [3]Health Canada (DPD) · 02245913 · revised September 22, 2025
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