Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital
Background: Bevacizumab vials that are commercially available are fractionated into smaller quantities into the form of pre-filled syringes in a sterile and aseptic laboratory setting. Purpose: To share the long term experience of aliquoting of bevacizumab injections in a tertiary eye care center in...
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| author | Santosh Ramesh S Sivaranjani Nirav Zala Hasmukhbhai Divya Yadav |
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| description | Background: Bevacizumab vials that are commercially available are fractionated into smaller quantities into the form of pre-filled syringes in a sterile and aseptic laboratory setting. Purpose: To share the long term experience of aliquoting of bevacizumab injections in a tertiary eye care center in India. Synopsis: Compounding of bevacizumab was found to be a cost-effective and sustainable practice that has benefited more patients with an affordable cost, while maintaining high levels of quality. Highlights: Compounding of bevacizumab, when done with aseptic precautions can be a safe and cost-effective practice, the benefits of which can be passed on to needful patients.
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| spelling | doaj.art-33c32555cbef4c4dbee27744c12a32212022-12-22T00:58:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892022-01-017051869186910.4103/ijo.IJO_1016_22Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospitalSantosh RameshS SivaranjaniNirav Zala HasmukhbhaiDivya YadavBackground: Bevacizumab vials that are commercially available are fractionated into smaller quantities into the form of pre-filled syringes in a sterile and aseptic laboratory setting. Purpose: To share the long term experience of aliquoting of bevacizumab injections in a tertiary eye care center in India. Synopsis: Compounding of bevacizumab was found to be a cost-effective and sustainable practice that has benefited more patients with an affordable cost, while maintaining high levels of quality. Highlights: Compounding of bevacizumab, when done with aseptic precautions can be a safe and cost-effective practice, the benefits of which can be passed on to needful patients. Video Link: https://youtu.be/C5XOpKHFkewhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=5;spage=1869;epage=1869;aulast=Ramesh;type=0intravitreal injectioncompoundingbevacizumab |
| spellingShingle | Santosh Ramesh S Sivaranjani Nirav Zala Hasmukhbhai Divya Yadav Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital Indian Journal of Ophthalmology intravitreal injection compounding bevacizumab |
| title | Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| title_full | Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| title_fullStr | Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| title_short | Power of compounding intravitreal Bevacizumab - Experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| title_sort | power of compounding intravitreal bevacizumab experience from a tertiary eye care hospital |
| topic | intravitreal injection compounding bevacizumab |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=5;spage=1869;epage=1869;aulast=Ramesh;type=0 |
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