Avoid Mishaps With Anakinra Orders for COVID-19

You may hear about using anakinra (Kineret) to treat patients admitted with COVID-19...due to a recent emergency use authorization.

This biologic is usually used for rheumatoid arthritis...and considered an outpatient med.

But now anakinra is authorized for certain adults with SARS-CoV-2 at risk of progressing to severe respiratory failure.