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Tuesday 15 July 2025
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8710

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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