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ranibizumab (Lucentis®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of visual impairment in adults due to choroidal neovascularisation not due to pathological myopia or wet age-related macular degeneration.

This recommendation applies only in circumstances where the approved Patient Access Scheme (PAS) is utilised or where the list/contract price is equivalent or lower than the PAS price.

 Final Recommendation: ranibizumab (Lucentis) 3233 (PDF, 305Kb)
 Appraisal Report: ranibizumab (Lucentis) 3233 (PDF, 277Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name ranibizumab (Lucentis®)
Formulation 10 mg/ml solution for injection
Reference number 3233
Indication

Treatment of visual impairment in adults due to choroidal neovascularisation and not due to pathological myopia or wet age-related macular degeneration

Company Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
BNF chapter Eye
Submission type Full
Status Recommended
Advice number 0718
NMG meeting date 11/04/2018
AWMSG meeting date 23/05/2018
Date of issue 12/06/2018
Date of last review December 2021
Commercial arrangement PAS
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