Brolucizumab

Therapeutic indications

Brolucizumab is indicated for:

Neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Brolucizumab is indicated in adults for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

6 mg every 4 weeks with an assessment 16 weeks after treatment start o 6 mg every 6 weeks for the first 2 doses with an assessment 12 weeks after treatment start

Contraindications

Brolucizumab is contraindicated in the following cases:

Active or suspected ocular or periocular infections

at least one of

Eye infection
Infection of skin of eyelid and periocular region

Active intraocular inflammation

Uveitis

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, macular holes

at least one of

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Full thickness macular hole stage III
Full thickness macular hole stage IV

Lactation

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