Comments on: Lucentis Funding in Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.amdsupport.ca/2009/04/01/lucentis-funding-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/ Macular Degeneration Eye Disease and Eye Care Blog Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.amdsupport.ca/2009/04/01/lucentis-funding-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/comment-page-1/#comment-96 admin Sun, 03 May 2009 17:51:50 +0000 http://www.amdsupport.ca/new/?p=556#comment-96 The NL Government has yet to release the criteria for their Lucentis coverage. I would suspect it will be available through regular channels ... any retinal surgeon or ohthalmologist will be able to use it. Avastin is being used off-label. It is available through the Bense Eye Clinic in St. John's at $500 per injection. For details visit http://www.bense.ca The NL Government has yet to release the criteria for their Lucentis coverage. I would suspect it will be available through regular channels … any retinal surgeon or ohthalmologist will be able to use it.

Avastin is being used off-label. It is available through the Bense Eye Clinic in St. John’s at $500 per injection. For details visit http://www.bense.ca

]]> By: stamp http://www.amdsupport.ca/2009/04/01/lucentis-funding-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/comment-page-1/#comment-93 stamp Sun, 03 May 2009 16:43:21 +0000 http://www.amdsupport.ca/new/?p=556#comment-93 Anyone know which doctors are already using Lucentis in NL? Also, is the cheaper alternative Avistan being used off label in NL? Anyone know which doctors are already using Lucentis in NL? Also, is the cheaper alternative Avistan being used off label in NL?

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