Ilaris^® 150 mg powder for solution for injection

One vial contains 150 mg of canakinumab*.

After reconstitution, each ml of solution contains 150 mg canakinumab.

* fully human monoclonal antibody produced in mouse hybridoma Sp2/0 cells by recombinant DNA technology

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Powder for solution for injection.

The powder is white.

Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes

Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and older with body weight of 7.5 kg or above, 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.

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA)

Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) in patients aged 2 years and older who have responded inadequately to previous therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and systemic corticosteroids. Ilaris can be given as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate.

Gouty arthritis

Ilaris is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of adult patients with frequent gouty arthritis attacks (at least 3 attacks in the previous 12 months) 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 (see section 5.1).