Monday 05 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8457
Date Request Received: 12/02/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 26/02/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Usage of high-cost drugs in Ophthalmology
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am researching the usage of high-cost drugs in ophthalmology. For the 4 months from September to December 2024, how many unique* patients received the following intra-vitreal treatments for any eye condition:*Please count a patient only once for any treatment, regardless of how many injections or implants they may have received. Aflibercept Bevacizumab Brolucizumab Dexamethasone Faricimab Ranibizumab – Lucentis Ranibizumab Biosimilar | |
| Answer To Question 1: Aflibercept 586 Bevacizumab 6 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 11 Faricimab 397 Ranibizumab – Lucentis <5 Ranibizumab Biosimilar 0 | |
| 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 51 Bevacizumab 5 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone <5 Faricimab 36 Ranibizumab – Lucentis <5 Ranibizumab Biosimilar 0 | |
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