Resource Hub Try searching our resource hub to find the articles, videos, tools and publications most helpful for you. I am... Child Health Professional Parent TeacherSelect topic... COVID-19 Diagnosis Diet and Exercise Events Fundraising Healthcare professionals JIA-at-NRAS News Medication Mental Health Other Conditions Research School Symptoms TransitionSelect resource type... Article Publication Video Showing 37-45 of 62 Clear All Article Etanercept Other names Enbrel (originator); Benepali, Elrezi (biosimilars) Type of JIA ALL How is it taken? Injection How often? Once or twice a week How long for? Long term How soon does it start working? From two to 12 weeks Background Etanercept has been used in JIA since the late 1990s and approved for use in […] Article Summary Table of Medication The following tables give an overview of some key facts about medication used to treat JIA (in alphabetical order). To find out more about these individual drugs, click on the drug name to go to our article about that drug. Standard DMARDs and biologic drugs are slow-release drugs, so can take a few weeks to […] Article Adalimumab Other names Humira (originator); Amgevita, Hulio, Hyrimoz, Imraldi (biosimilars) Type of JIA ALL (Note: Adalimumab is not generally given in systemic onset JIA, but can be effective for some children with that type of JIA) How is it taken? Injection How often? Every two weeks How long for? Long term How soon does it start […] Article Tocilizumab How to say it? Tock-i-liz-you-mab Other names RoActemra (originator; at time of publication, there are currently no biosimilars available) Type of JIA Systemic onset JIA, Polyarticular JIA How is it taken? Injection; infusion How often? Every two to four weeks (infusion), depending on JIA type; weekly or fortnightly, depending on JIA type (injection) How long […] Article Methotrexate Other names Jylamvo, Maxtrex, Methofill, Metoject, Nordimet, Zlatal Type of JIA ALL How is it taken? Tablet; injection; liquid How often? Once a week How long for? Long term – usually for more than two years How soon does it start working? Some effect will usually be felt within four to 12 weeks. Full effects […] Article Sulfasalazine Other names Salazopyrin Type of JIA Enthesitis Related JIA, Oligoarticular JIA and Polyarticular JIA. Not used in Systemic onset JIA or young children. How is it taken? Tablet; liquid How often? Twice daily How long for? Long term How soon does it start working? A benefit can often be felt in four to eight weeks, […] Article Hydroxychloroquine Other names Plaquenil, Quinoric How is it taken? Tablet How often? Typically, once daily (may be adjusted by weight) How long for? Long term Background When it was found that chloroquine, used to prevent malaria, was beneficial for inflammatory arthritis, it was modified to hydroxychloroquine, which has very few side effects. Usage Rarely used in […] Article Diet and JIA Children and food can be a source of stress for any parent. However, diet can provoke even more anxiety when you have a child who is affected by a health condition such as JIA. Managing the side effects of medication can be an additional challenge, as can encouraging a healthy diet in the middle of […] Article Steroid injections Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections (IAS) are frequently used as first line treatment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). As such, IAS may be considered as medication to induce remission in inflamed joints, and for some patients IAS may be the only medical treatment that is required, usually those with a small number of inflamed joints (oligoarthritis). […] Load more ↓
Article Etanercept Other names Enbrel (originator); Benepali, Elrezi (biosimilars) Type of JIA ALL How is it taken? Injection How often? Once or twice a week How long for? Long term How soon does it start working? From two to 12 weeks Background Etanercept has been used in JIA since the late 1990s and approved for use in […]
Article Summary Table of Medication The following tables give an overview of some key facts about medication used to treat JIA (in alphabetical order). To find out more about these individual drugs, click on the drug name to go to our article about that drug. Standard DMARDs and biologic drugs are slow-release drugs, so can take a few weeks to […]
Article Adalimumab Other names Humira (originator); Amgevita, Hulio, Hyrimoz, Imraldi (biosimilars) Type of JIA ALL (Note: Adalimumab is not generally given in systemic onset JIA, but can be effective for some children with that type of JIA) How is it taken? Injection How often? Every two weeks How long for? Long term How soon does it start […]
Article Tocilizumab How to say it? Tock-i-liz-you-mab Other names RoActemra (originator; at time of publication, there are currently no biosimilars available) Type of JIA Systemic onset JIA, Polyarticular JIA How is it taken? Injection; infusion How often? Every two to four weeks (infusion), depending on JIA type; weekly or fortnightly, depending on JIA type (injection) How long […]
Article Methotrexate Other names Jylamvo, Maxtrex, Methofill, Metoject, Nordimet, Zlatal Type of JIA ALL How is it taken? Tablet; injection; liquid How often? Once a week How long for? Long term – usually for more than two years How soon does it start working? Some effect will usually be felt within four to 12 weeks. Full effects […]
Article Sulfasalazine Other names Salazopyrin Type of JIA Enthesitis Related JIA, Oligoarticular JIA and Polyarticular JIA. Not used in Systemic onset JIA or young children. How is it taken? Tablet; liquid How often? Twice daily How long for? Long term How soon does it start working? A benefit can often be felt in four to eight weeks, […]
Article Hydroxychloroquine Other names Plaquenil, Quinoric How is it taken? Tablet How often? Typically, once daily (may be adjusted by weight) How long for? Long term Background When it was found that chloroquine, used to prevent malaria, was beneficial for inflammatory arthritis, it was modified to hydroxychloroquine, which has very few side effects. Usage Rarely used in […]
Article Diet and JIA Children and food can be a source of stress for any parent. However, diet can provoke even more anxiety when you have a child who is affected by a health condition such as JIA. Managing the side effects of medication can be an additional challenge, as can encouraging a healthy diet in the middle of […]
Article Steroid injections Introduction Intra-articular steroid injections (IAS) are frequently used as first line treatment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). As such, IAS may be considered as medication to induce remission in inflamed joints, and for some patients IAS may be the only medical treatment that is required, usually those with a small number of inflamed joints (oligoarthritis). […]