Internal Reference Number: FOI_8710
Date Request Received: 12/06/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 04/07/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: high-cost drugs in ophthalmology.
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: I am researching the usage of high-cost drugs in ophthalmology. Your answers to the following questions will be highly appreciated. For the 4 months from January to April 2025, how many unique* patients received the following intra-vitreal treatments for any eye condition: Aflibercept Bevacizumab Brolucizumab Dexamethasone Faricimab Ranibizumab *Please count a patient only once for any treatment, regardless of how many injections or implants they may have received | |
Answer To Question 1: Aflibercept 608 Bevacizumab 8 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 7 Faricimab 441 Ranibizumab <5 | |
Question Number 2: For the patients above, how many were new to intra-vitreal treatment? Please provide the patient numbers by the treatments listed below, excluding patients who previously had received any of these treatments. Aflibercept Bevacizumab Brolucizumab Dexamethasone Faricimab Ranibizumab – Lucentis Ranibizumab Biosimilar | |
Answer To Question 2: Aflibercept 56 Bevacizumab <5 Brolucizumab N/A Dexamethasone <5 Faricimab 37 Ranibizumab – Lucentis N/A Ranibizumab Biosimilar N/A | |
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