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Drug Name Form Strength Formulary Unrestricted Formulary Restricted Non-Formulary Interchange
Lucentis SOLUTION, INTRAOCULAR 10 mg/mL    
Byooviz SOLUTION, INTRAVITREAL 0.5 mg    
Comments:

Lucentis & Byooviz doses ordered for macular degeneration should be interchanged to Avastin.

Lucentis & Byooviz are classified as therapeutically equivalent for the FDA approved indications: macular degeneration and retinal vein occlusion if the need arises.

 

Lucentis is formulary restricted to retina surgeons for treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.

 

 

Reviewed: October 25, 2006 (Lucentis), July 2024 (Byooviz)

Updated: 23 April 2019 (Lucentis)

Last updated: Jul. 24, 2024






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