Etanercept – Licensed indications

In the USA the FDA has licenced Enbrel for : *Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Nov 1998) *Moderate to Severe Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) (1999) *Psoriatic Arthritis (2002) *Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) (July 2003) *Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis (April.

In the USA the FDA has licenced Enbrel for :

*Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Nov 1998)

*Moderate to Severe Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) (1999)

*Psoriatic Arthritis (2002)

*Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) (July 2003)

*Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis (April 2004)


Adapted from the Wikipedia article Etanercept, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki








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