Ilaris 150mg powder for solution for injection (canakinumab) - New Product

Source: eMC (electronic Medicines Compendium)

Date published: 29/01/2010 16:00

Type of SPC Change: New Product

Generic drug name: Canakinumab

Drug brand name: Ilaris

Legal status: POM - Black Triangle

Pharmaceutical manufacturer: Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited

Summary
by: Clare Greenwood

Ilaris (vial containing 150 mg of canakinumab) is indicated for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) in adults, adolescents and children aged 4 years and older with body weight above 15 kg, including:

− Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS),

− Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) / Chronic Infantile Neurological, Cutaneous, Articular Syndrome (CINCA),

− Severe forms of Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) / Familial Cold Urticaria (FCU) presenting with signs and symptoms beyond cold-induced urticarial skin rash.

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