Vision is one of the main human organs that maintain contact with the outside world, so it is so important to protect eyesight, and in cases of disease - immediately take measures to eliminate them.
Ophthalmologists often use the modern drug Lucentis for the comprehensive treatment of age-related macular degeneration of the retina.
This medicine refers to progressive revolutionary drugs in the treatment of eye diseases.
We suggest you find out in our article how to correctly use the drug, its contraindications and application features.
- 1. Instructions for use
- 2. Special instructions for use
- 3. Contraindications
- 4. Conditions and periods of storage
- 5. Analogues
- 6. The price of the drug
- 7. Feedback on the application of Lucentis for the eyes
- 8. Conclusion
- 9. Video
Instruction for Use
Effectiveness
This drug is manufactured by pharmacists for the effective treatment of exudative-hemorrhagic appearance of age-related macular degeneration of vision.
Active ingredient: ranibizumab is a monoclonal antibody fragment of a human to growth factor that has the ability to be actively expressed.
In ophthalmology it is effectively used in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Use Lucentis also to restore visual acuity in the presence of diabetic edema of the macula.
This drug significantly stops the process of fixing newly formed blood vessels in the retina of the eye. After a certain period of application, the thickness of the retina is normalized and its structure restored.
The drug is able to eliminate not only the consequences, but also the very cause, penetrating into all layers of the eye retina at the same time.
Already with the first techniques, there is a significant decrease in the edema of the macula and the area of the lesion, which reduces to zero hemorrhages and inadequate proliferation of blood vessels.
Indications for use
Lutsentis is a drug of a narrow range of action, therefore it is used if:
- a moist( neovascular) form of macular degeneration is observed,
- needs restoration of visual acuity after diabetic edema of the macula;
- for recovery of vision after macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion.
Composition and Form of Release
This medication is available as an injection solution, which is intended for immediate intraocular administration. Packing - bottles of colorless transparent glass.
This bottle, together with a disposable syringe, a filter and a needle for taking the medicine and a needle for direct injection, is placed in a cardboard box. Manufacturer: Novartis Pharma AG, manufactured by Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Switzerland / Novartis Pharma AG, manufactured by Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Switzerland.
How to use?
One intravitreal injection diverges one ampoule of the drug. The medicine is injected directly into the vitreous of the eye.
The mode and dosage of the administration is determined exclusively by the ophthalmologist, however, the instruction specifies a course of treatment in the number of three injections, the minimum interval between which is 1 month.
Before the procedure for the introduction of Lucentis into the vitreous humor, it is necessary to check the quality of the solubility and the color of the solution itself. Do not use the medicine at the slightest color change and the appearance of foreign insoluble particles.
Specific instructions for use
- LUCENTIS Injections are performed exclusively by an ophthalmologist using a special filter needle in aseptic conditions. After the administration of this drug, the patient is kept under medical supervision for about a week.
- Patients who have once experienced a stroke have a risk of recurrence.
- Lucentis is able to relax the effect of contraceptives, because women of childbearing age during treatment should take care of other effective methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies.
- Also during the treatment should refrain from driving the car.
Interaction of Lucentis with other drugs
Until now, there have been no studies on the interaction and compatibility of this drug with others, because Lucentis is highly discouraged from using it with other drugs.
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Contraindications This drug is contraindicated in the following circumstances: The undesirable effects of this drug are as follows: These side effects can affect not only the area of the organs of vision, but also the general state of the human body, for example : Use the drug better only after a doctor's examination and with the observance of the exact dosage. If any negative manifestations are found after the use of the medicine, it is worth stopping its use and informing the treating doctor about it. There are some results about cases of accidental overdose, the reactions to which were as follows: When Lucentis is overdosed and the reactions are manifested, it is necessary to monitor the level of intraocular pressure and conduct appropriate treatment. Read more - price for tetracycline eye ointment. Price overview in CIS pharmacies. In the news( more details) instruction on the use of Actovegin in ampoules. Price for eye drops Indocollir!http: //moezrenie.com/lechenie/ kapli-dlya-glaz / indokollir-bystraya-pomoshch-pri-bolyakh-glaz.html
Side effects of
Overdose
During pregnancy
The use of Lucentis during pregnancy is strictly contraindicated. It is known that ranibizumab has teratogenic properties.
And although with the intraocular introduction, it almost does not have systemic effects, it's better to abstain from its use.
It is also forbidden to use Lucentis during breastfeeding, as it is proved that ranibizumab is found in breast milk in trace concentrations.
Women of reproductive age should be carefully protected from pregnancy. Discontinue use at least 90 days after the last use of the drug.
Conditions and periods of storage
The medicinal preparation is suitable for 36 months from the date of manufacture. Keep stands in a place protected from light and not accessible to children. Storage temperature 2 - 8 ° С.It is impossible to freeze.
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Analogues
The analogue of this drug is Avastin, in which the active ingredient is bevacizumab. It is widely used in the therapy of similar in indications of diseases. In addition to ophthalmology, Avastin is used in oncology. The price of the drug is lower than that of Lucentis.
The price of the drug
The cost of this drug is quite high due to the same high efficiency and is:
- in Russia( solution for injection, syringe and 2 special needles) - from 55 000 to 64 000 rubles,
- in Ukraine is the samethe set will cost about 16 500 to 19 200 hryvnia.
Reviews about the application of Lucentis for the eyes
In reviews about the drug Lutsentis, there is a very optimistic note: 90 percent of patients after the treatment have retained their eyesight, and 70 percent have it better than before.
Positive reviews are also left by ophthalmologists, noting the high positive effect of and the painlessness of the procedure of administration.
The only drawback of patients consider the high cost of the drug, as many of them bought the drug at their own expense.
Conclusion
- Lucentis is a narrow-range drug, it is used to treat moist form of macular degeneration, restore visual acuity after diabetic edema of the macula, and restore vision after macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion.
- Thanks to the active ingredient in the medicine such as ranibzumab, the medication normalizes and restores the structure of the thickness of the retina, eliminates not only the consequences of the disease, but also the cause, reduces the edema of the macula and the area of the lesion, stops hemorrhages and abnormalities of the vessels of the eyes.
- The preparation is given in the form of injections and is used for intraocular administration.
- The convenience of this injection is that in the package, in addition to the solution itself, a disposable syringe, a filter, a needle for taking the medicine and a needle for the injection of the solution are sold.
- In the instructions for the drug, the course of treatment is determined by three injections with interruptions between each for at least 1 month.
- Lucentis is not recommended for use with simultaneous therapy with other medications without prescribing a doctor.
- Has many side effects and contraindications.
- Has one analogue - Avastin, which has another active substance in its composition, but is used to treat similar diseases. The price for Avastin is somewhat lower.
- Store the medicine at a certain temperature between 2 and 8 ° C and do not freeze.
Video
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