Eylea Alternatives Compared
Eylea | Lucentis | Vabysmo |
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Eylea (aflibercept) | Lucentis (ranibizumab) | Vabysmo (faricimab) |
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Prescription only
Eylea / Eylea HD are VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) inhibitors that used to treat retinal eye diseases that may affect your vision, including neovascular (wet) age-related macular... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Diabetic Macular Edema, Macular Degeneration, Macular Edema, Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occlusion , Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization, Diabetic Retinopathy. Lucentis may... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Diabetic Macular Edema, Macular Degeneration, Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occlusion , Macular Edema. Vabysmo may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Macular Degeneration
Macular Edema
Diabetic Macular Edema
Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occlusion
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More about Eylea (aflibercept) | More about Lucentis (ranibizumab) | More about Vabysmo (faricimab) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eylea has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 64 ratings on Drugs.com. 66% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
Lucentis has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 15 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 23% reported a negative effect. |
Vabysmo has an average rating of 8.8 out of 10 from a total of 17 ratings on Drugs.com. 82% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 6% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Eylea side effects in more detail. |
See also: Lucentis side effects in more detail. |
See also: Vabysmo side effects in more detail. |
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Other aflibercept brands include: Eylea HD, Opuviz, Yesafili | Other ranibizumab brands include: Byooviz, Cimerli, Susvimo |
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Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
A total of 1 drugs are known to interact with Lucentis:
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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