Internal Reference Number: FOI_8007
Date Request Received: 17/06/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 21/06/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Ophthalmology drugs
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 2024, how many patients received the following intra-vitreal treatments for any eye condition: Aflibercept Bevacizumab Brolucizumab Dexamethasone Faricimab Ranibizumab - Lucentis Ranibizumab - Ongavia | |
| Answer To Question 1: Aflibercept 551 Bevacizumab <5 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone 13 Faricimab 294 Ranibizumab – Lucentis <5 Ranibizumab – Ongavia 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 - Ongavia | |
| Answer To Question 2: Aflibercept 55 Bevacizumab <5 Brolucizumab 0 Dexamethasone <5 Faricimab 20 Ranibizumab – Lucentis 0 Ranibizumab – Ongavia 0 | |
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