How Have Intravitreal Anti-VEGF and Dexamethasone Implant Been Used in Italy? A Multiregional, Population-Based Study in the Years 2010-2016.

Giulia ScondottoJanet SultanaValentina IentileYlenia IngrasciottaAndrea FontanaMassimiliano CopettiEliana MirabelliCostantino J TrombettaCarlo RapisardaMichele ReibaldiTeresio AvitabileAntonio LongoPatricia Ibanez ToroMaria VadalàSalvatore CillinoGianni VirgiliRosa GiniOlivia LeoniSebastiano Walter Pollina AddarioPasquale CananziClaudia La CaveraMaria Rosalia PuzoGiovambattista De SarroAdele De FrancescoGianluca Trifirò

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

Study drug use increased over time in Lombardy, Basilicata, Calabria, and Sicily, despite a large heterogeneity in prevalence of use across regions. Drug treatment appeared to be partly in line with SPC, suggesting that improvement in clinical practice may be needed to maximize drug benefits.

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