eylea 4 u patient portal

How can your eylea4u support specialist help?

EYLEA4U Provider Portal IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION AND INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection is contraindicated in patients with ocular or periocular infections, active intraocular inflammation, or known hypersensitivity to aflibercept or to any of the excipients in EYLEA. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

What is enrollment in eylea4u?

EYLEA4U is a patient support program that offers patient access support, reimbursement support, and product support for your patients who are prescribed EYLEA ® (aflibercept) Injection. Our dedicated team and wide range of resources can help patients access EYLEA and answer any questions you might have. Enrolling in EYLEA4U

What is eylea4u?

EYLEA4U® OFFERS RESOURCES TO HELP EYLEA4U is a comprehensive support program for eligible patients diagnosed with: Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD) Macular Edema following Retinal Vein Occlusion (MEfRVO) EYLEA Copay Card Program*

What is EYLEA copay card?

The EYLEA Copay Card Program covers up to $15,000 in assistance per year toward product-specific copay, coinsurance, and insurance deductibles for EYLEA treatments. You pay as little as a $0 copay for each treatment and any additional copay costs that exceed the program limits.

Is EYLEA covered by insurance?

Eylea is the brand name for the drug; also, it's an injection to treat wet age-related macular degeneration. If your doctor determines treatment with Eylea is necessary, Part B will cover it. After you have met your Part B deductible, you pay 20% of the cost of the injections.

How fast does EYLEA work?

You may notice these spots in the vision for as much as 4-5 days. The majority of patients will not notice an immediate improvement in vision. Remember, the medicine's job is to stop the leakage of abnormal blood vessels.

How much does EYLEA cost in India?

Eylea Injection, 2 Mg/0.05 Ml, Rs 56693/box Tapadiya Life Sciences | ID: 20878552597.

How much does Eylea cost without insurance?

As a guide, Eylea usually costs around $2,000 for 0.05 ml or 40 mg Eylea solution for injection. With NiceRx you will pay a flat monthly fee of $49, regardless of the retail price of your medication.

What is the average cost of Eylea per injection?

That discount, compared with Lucentis, won't put Eylea anywhere close to the cost of Avastin. The cancer drug, when repackaged for doses small enough for use in the eye, runs only about $50 per injection.

How many years can you take EYLEA?

Studies have shown that EYLEA can help maintain and improve vision in those with Wet AMD, which can help you be more in control of your sight in daily tasks. EYLEA helped maintain vision improvement for up to 4 years with continued treatments in a clinical study.

How many EYLEA injections can you have?

You'll receive an injection once every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks. After this, you'll usually have one injection every 8 weeks. You may keep having one injection every 4 weeks, if your doctor feels this is right for you. But for most people, this dosage isn't more effective than having one injection every 8 weeks.

How long does blurry vision last after EYLEA?

What to Expect After the Injection. After the injection, many doctors will examine your eye with a light and clean around your eye. Most will ask you to use antibiotic eye drops for a day or two. Your eye will probably be sore and your vision somewhat foggy for a day or two, and then should improve.

What happens if I stop Eylea injections?

If you stop the injections, you increase the risk of regrowth of abnormal blood vessels. Over the span of weeks to months, you may lose your central vision permanently.

Which is better Avastin or Eylea?

Eylea outperformed Avastin at the one- and two-year time points. While Eylea outperformed Lucentis at the one-year time point, by the two-year time point gains in visual acuity were statistically no different. At the end of the trial, average visual acuity was 20/32 to 20/40 among participants in all three groups.

Where is Eylea manufactured?

East Greenbush is a suburb of Tarrytown, where the company is headquartered. It employs approximately 1,200 people in East Greenbush, which is the location of a manufacturing facility that makes Eylea, a drug to treat macular degeneration.

Does Medicare pay for eylea?

Medicare pays for an intravitreal injection (which is considered a minor surgery) as part of a global surgical package that includes the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative services routinely performed by the physician. Medicare pays for Eylea and Lucentis separately from the intravitreal injection.

How often is eylea given?

The recommended dose for EYLEA is 2 mg (0.05 mL or 50 microliters) administered by intravitreal injection every 4 weeks (approximately every 28 days, monthly) for the first 12 weeks (3 months), followed by 2 mg (0.05 mL) via intravitreal injection once every 8 weeks (2 months).

Is eylea chemotherapy?

Aflibercept, sold under the brand names Eylea and Zaltrap, is a medication used to treat wet macular degeneration and metastatic colorectal cancer....Aflibercept.Clinical dataMedlinePlusa612004License dataEU EMA: by INN US DailyMed: Aflibercept US FDA: AfliberceptPregnancy categoryAU : D Not recommended16 more rows

Is Lucentis covered by OHIP?

Lucentis is covered by OHIP for patients who have developed wet AMD within the past three months and who have not had photodynamic therapy. Some patients with other retinal diseases or those under the age of 65 may benefit from Lucentis but do not qualify for OHIP coverage.