Eye on Avastin

September 1, 2011

THE US Food and Drug Administration has found links between 12 cases of serious eye infections and Avastin (bevacizumab) injections. According to reports the dozen eye infection patients in Miami had all recently received an ocular Avastin injection to treat wet macular degeneration. Investigations traced the cause back to a pharmacy which had repackaged the drug from its sterile 4ml vials to individual 1ml syringes. “Health care professionals should be aware that repackaging sterile drugs without proper aseptic technique can compromise product sterility, potentially putting the patient at risk for microbial infections,” the FDA said.

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Eye on Avastin

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