Kineret (generic: anakinra) is a prescription medication used to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when other drugs have not worked. It is also used to treat neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). NOMID is a rare disorder that causes persistent inflammation and tissue damage primarily affecting the nervous system, skin, and joints.

Kineret belongs to a group of drugs called biological response modifiers, which inactivate a substance that causes some of the symptoms of RA and NOMID. By binding to IL-1, Kineret can help reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, along with the physical damage to the joints, and help patients with NOMID.

This medication comes in an injectable form to be given once daily, just under the skin.

Common side effects of Kineret include redness at the injection site, nausea, and headache.