Verteporfin Alternatives Compared
| Verteporfin | Eylea (aflibercept) | Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) |
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| Verteporfin | Eylea (aflibercept) | Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Macular Degeneration. Verteporfin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 Geographic Atrophy, Macular Degeneration. Syfovre may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Macular Degeneration
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| More about Verteporfin | More about Eylea (aflibercept) | More about Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) | ||||||||||||||||
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Eylea has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 72 ratings on Drugs.com. 65% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Syfovre has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||
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View all Eylea side effects |
View all Syfovre side effects |
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| Visudyne | Other aflibercept brands include: Ahzantive, Enzeevu, Eylea HD, Opuviz, Pavblu, Yesafili |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||
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6 hours |
144 hours |
108 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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A total of 256 drugs are known to interact with Verteporfin:
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
A total of 2 drugs are known to interact with Syfovre:
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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. |
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No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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April 12, 2000 |
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See also:
Syfovre
Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) treatment for geographic atrophy (GA) a form of dry age-related macular ...
Eylea
Eylea is used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), macular edema ...
Izervay
Izervay (avacincaptad pegol) is used for treating geographic atrophy (GA) due to age-related ...
Vabysmo
Vabysmo eye injection is used to treat eye diseases neovascular (wet) age-related macular ...
Lucentis
Lucentis is used to treat the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. Learn about side ...
Byooviz
Byooviz injection is used to treat types of macular degeneration, macular edema and mCNV. Byooviz ...
Pavblu
Pavblu (aflibercept-ayyh) is a biosimilar to Eylea that may be used to treat the following eye ...
Eylea HD
Eylea HD is used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic ...
Cimerli
Cimerli (ranibizumab-eqrn) is an interchangeable biosimilar to Lucentis for the treatment of ...
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