AFLIBERCEPT (Eylea®)

Clinical Indication

Wet age related macular degeneration. Diabetic macular oedema. Macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion and branch retinal vein occlusion. Choroidal neovascularisation.

Date of classification

October 2015

Red

Medicines which should be prescribed only in a specialist setting usually within a secondary or tertiary care service. NB: Some highly specialised RED medicines e.g. injectable treatments for cancer are not included on the LLR APC website list.