Ciclosporin eye drops for dry eye disease
This document compares the ciclosporin eye drops licensed in the UK for use in adults. It is intended as a quick reference to summarise differences between the available preparations.
Formulary assessment – Ciclosporin 0.9 mg/ml eye drops (Cequa)
Formulary assessment tools are templates to support local decision making. They list NICE guidance, MHRA safety advice, and other relevant high quality advice and guidelines relevant to making decisions for local formularies.
The templates are pre-populated with useful information to reduce duplication of effort, with space for the addition of local information as appropriate. The purpose of the document is to support consistent decision making by formulary groups and APCs.
This information is produced for use by NHS healthcare professionals and RDTC stakeholders.
Brolucizumab for wet age-related macular degeneration
Overview
New Drug Evaluations are concise, structured reviews of new drugs recently launched within the NHS. These documents seek to provide a brief overview of the efficacy, safety and cost of new drugs.
Brolucizumab is a monoclonal antibody specific for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). It is indicated for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and is administered as an intravitreal injection every eight or 12 weeks.
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