Kineret® authorised for emergency use by FDA for the treatment of COVID-19 related pneumonia
Sobi® today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the use of Kineret® (anakinra) for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitalised adults with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (low- or high-flow oxygen) who are at risk of progressing to severe respiratory failure. COVID-19 can progress to severe respiratory failure and death due to an excessive inflammatory response 1. Kineret is an anti-inflammatory medicine that neutralises the biological activity of both cytokines IL-1α and β, which play