FOI_6308

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6308

Date Request Received: 28/09/2021 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 16/11/2021 00:00:00

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Request Summary: usage of anti-VEGF treatments for eye conditions

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: . For the 4-month period from May to August 2021, how many patients has your trust treated with the following anti-VEGF treatements: • Aflibercept • Bevacizumab • Brolucizumab • Dexamethasone • Fluocinolone acetonide • Ranibizumab

Answer To Question 1: Aflibercept 689 Bevacizumab 1 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 16 Fluocinolone acetonide 0 Ranibizumab 33

Question Number 2: For the patients above, how many were new to anti-VEGF therapy? Please provide the patient numbers by the treatments listed below, excluding patients who previously had any anti-VEGF therapy. • Aflibercept • Bevacizumab • Brolucizumab • Dexamethasone • Fluocinolone acetonide • Ranibizumab

Answer To Question 2: Aflibercept 104 Bevacizumab 0 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 0 Fluocinolone acetonide 0 Ranibizumab 3

Question Number 3: Within your trust, how many intra-vitreal injections/implants of each following treatments have been used (for any eye condition) in the four-month period from May to August 2021: • Aflibercept • Bevacizumab • Brolucizumab • Dexamethasone • Ranibizumab

Answer To Question 3: Aflibercept 1495 Bevacizumab 2 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 17 Ranibizumab 75

Question Number 4: If your trust is able to identify intra-vitreal injections/implants by eye condition, please provide the number of injections/implants used in the four-month period from May to August 2021 for Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration (wAMD) ONLY • Aflibercept • Bevacizumab • Brolucizumab • Dexamethasone • Ranibizumab

Answer To Question 4: Aflibercept 1034 Bevacizumab 2 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 0 Ranibizumab 65

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