Lucentis

Active Ingredient(s): Ranibizumab
FDA Approved: * June 30, 2006
Pharm Company: * GENENTECH
Category: Vision / Eye Health

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".



Lucentis Overview

Ranibizumab, sold under the brand name Lucentis among others, is a monoclonal antibody fragment (Fab) created from the same parent mouse antibody as bevacizumab. It is an anti-angiogenic that is approved to treat the "wet" type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD, also ARMD), diabetic retinopathy, and macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion or central retinal vein occlusion. Ranibizumab was developed by Genentech and marketed by them in the United States, and elsewhere by Nova...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Ranibizumab
  • Injection: 0, 10mg/ml
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

NDC Database Records for Lucentis: (2 results)

Sorted by National Drug Code
  • 50242-080 Lucentis 10 mg/ml Intravitreal Injection, Solution by Genentech, Inc.
  • 50242-082 Lucentis 6 mg/ml Intravitreal Injection, Solution by Genentech, Inc.

Other drugs which contain Ranibizumab or a similar ingredient: (1 result)

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