Beovu AMD therapy now listed on the PBS

Almost 13,000 Australians could save thousands annually with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of Beovu (brolucizumab) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) from this month, the Federal Government says.
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Novartis secures PBS recommendation for Beovu

An independent expert panel has recommended Novartis’ treatment Beovu be subsidised through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients as a second-line anti-VEGF treatment.
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Anti-VEGF becomes most expensive drug on PBS

The Australian government spent more than $610 million on anti-VEGF treatments during the past year, with aflibercept (Eylea) leapfrogging a hepatitis C drug to become the costliest subsidised drug for the first time.  
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Novartis provides safety update for Beovu

A safety review into Novartis’ new anti-VEGF drug Beovu has revealed that reported adverse events are consistent with the approved prescribing information after a group of US retinal specialists linked it to a series of vasculitis cases.
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FDA clears Novartis’ new treatment for nAMD

Novartis has secured US regulatory approval for Beovu, the company’s latest therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), following the drug’s comparable results in head-to-head trials with Eylea.
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