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August 19, 2013
                			
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				Canakinumab (Ilaris) for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
August 19, 2013 (Issue: 1423)
				The FDA has approved the interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta
inhibitor canakinumab (Ilaris – Novartis) for treatment of
systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA; formerly
called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or Still’s disease) in
children ≥2...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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