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PAD Profile : Faricimab - Retinal Vein Occlusion

Keywords :
RVO, Branch, BRVO, CRVO, central, intravitreal injection, NICE
Brand Names Include :
Vabysmo

Traffic Light Status

Status 1 of 1.

Status :
Red
Important
Formulations :
  • Intravitreal injection
Important Information :
For place in therapy see guidelines on PAD
Trust Alignment :
Primary Care
ASPH
RSFT
SASH
SABP
Links :
Comments :
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Guidelines

The following guidelines are available for this indication.

Other Drugs

Other Indications

Additional Documents

No additional documents returned.

Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
06 November 2024
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC) approves faricimab for the treatment of visual impairment caused by macular oedema after retinal vein occlusion as recommended by NICE TA1004

Faricimab for this indication will be considered as RED on the traffic light system (treatment should be initiated and continued by specialist clinicians).

Prescribing should be initiated and continued by a specialist clinician. If the patient has already been initiated on this medicine by a specialist clinician, please ensure this is recorded as a ‘Hospital Only Drug’ in the patient’s medication list, in order to be alert to potential side-effects and interactions with other medicines prescribed in primary care.

Associated BNF Codes

11. Eye
11.08.02. Ocular diagnostic & peri-operative prepn & photodynamic tt
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