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Tuesday 22 October 2024
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8007

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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