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System Formulary Update
Intraocular Viscoelastics Standardization

Situation

The intraocular viscoelastics standardization was approved at the System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meeting.

Background

The following therapeutic interchange was reviewed: Amvisc, Amvisc Plus, DisCoVisc, OcuCoat, Provisc, Viscoat, Duovisc, Healon5 Pro, Healon EndoCoat, and Healon Duet

Assessment/ Recommendations:

System P&T voted to include the following products on the UNC Health System Drug Formulary:

Sodium hyaluronate
- Intraocular solution: 10 mg/mL (0.55 mL, 0.85 mL), 12 mg/mL (0.8 mL), 16 mg/mL (0.8 mL), 23 mg/mL (0.6 mL), 30 mg/mL (0.85 mL)
Sodium chondroitin-hyaluronate
- intraocular solution: 40 mg/mL- 30 mg/mL (0.5 mL), 40 mg/mL-17 mg/mL (1mL)
- intraocular kits: 0.35 mL-0.4 mL (Duovisc), 0.55 mL-0.85 mL (Healon Duet)
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- Intraocular solution: 2% (1 mL)

Excluded from UNC Health System Drug Formulary

Included in UNC Health System Drug Formulary

Chondroitin Sulfate -Sodium Hyaluronate 3%-5% (0.5 mL) 1% (0.55 mL) IO Syringe (Duovisc)
Sodium Hyaluronate 14 mg/mL IO Syringe (Healon GV)
Chondroitin Sulfate-Sodium Hyaluronate 40-30 mg/mL IO Syringe 0.75 mL (Viscoat)

Chondroitin Sulfate-Sodium Hyaluronate 40-17 mg/mL IO Syringe (Discovisc)
Chondroitin Sulfate-Sodium Hyaluronate 40-30 mg/mL IO Syringe 0.5 mL (Viscoat)
Chondroitin Sulfate -Sodium Hyaluronate 3%-5% (0.35 mL) 1% (0.4 mL) IO Syringe (Duovisc)
Sodium Hyaluronate 10 mg/mL IO Syringe (Provisc)
- 0.55 mL size
- 0.85 mL size
Sodium Hyaluronate 12 mg/mL IO Syringe (Amvisc)
Sodium Hyaluronate 16 mg/mL IO Syringe (Amvisc Plus)
Sodium Hyaluronate 23 mg/mL IO Syringe (Healon5 Pro)
Sodium Hyaluronate 30 mg/mL IO Syringe (Healon Endocoat)
Sodium Hyaluronate-Sodium Hyaluronate 10 mg/mL (0.55 mL)-30mg/mL (0.85 mL) IO Syringe Kit (Healon Duet)
Hypromellose 2% IO Syringe (Ocucoat)

Formulary/Epic changes will Go-Live on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

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