The following potentially serious adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling:
Hypersensitivity [see CONTRAINDICATIONS (4.3)]
Endophthalmitis and retinal detachments [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.1)]
Increase in intraocular pressure [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.2)]
Thromboembolic events [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.3)]
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in other clinical trials of the same or another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
A total of 2711 patients treated with EYLEA constituted the safety population in seven phase 3 studies. Among those, 2110 patients were treated with the recommended dose of 2 mg. Serious adverse reactions related to the injection procedure have occurred in <0.1% of intravitreal injections with EYLEA including endophthalmitis and retinal detachment. The most common adverse reactions (≥5%) reported in patients receiving EYLEA were conjunctival hemorrhage, eye pain, cataract, vitreous floaters, intraocular pressure increased, and vitreous detachment.
Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
The data described below reflect exposure to EYLEA in 1824 patients with wet AMD, including 1223 patients treated with the 2-mg dose, in 2 double-masked, active-controlled clinical studies (VIEW1 and VIEW2) for 12 months [see CLINICAL STUDIES (14.1)].
Table 1: Most Common Adverse Reactions (≥1%) in Wet AMD Studies
Adverse Reactions EYLEA
(N=1824) Active Control (ranibizumab)
(N=595)
Conjunctival hemorrhage 25% 28%
Eye pain 9% 9%
Cataract 7% 7%
Vitreous detachment 6% 6%
Vitreous floaters 6% 7%
Intraocular pressure increased 5% 7%
Ocular hyperemia 4% 8%
Corneal epithelium defect 4% 5%
Detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium 3% 3%
Injection site pain 3% 3%
Foreign body sensation in eyes 3% 4%
Lacrimation increased 3% 1%
Vision blurred 2% 2%
Intraocular inflammation 2% 3%
Retinal pigment epithelium tear 2% 1%
Injection site hemorrhage 1% 2%
Eyelid edema 1% 2%
Corneal edema 1% 1%
Less common serious adverse reactions reported in <1% of the patients treated with EYLEA were hypersensitivity, retinal detachment, retinal tear, and endophthalmitis.
Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
The data described below reflect 6 months exposure to EYLEA with a monthly 2 mg dose in 218 patients following CRVO in 2 clinical studies (COPERNICUS and GALILEO) and 91 patients following BRVO in one clinical study (VIBRANT) [see CLINICAL STUDIES (14.2), (14.3)].
Table 2: Most Common Adverse Reactions (≥1%) in RVO Studies
Adverse Reactions CRVO BRVO
EYLEA
(N=218) Control
(N=142) EYLEA
(N=91) Control
(N=92)
Eye pain 13% 5% 4% 5%
Conjunctival hemorrhage 12% 11% 20% 4%
Intraocular pressure increased 8% 6% 2% 0%
Corneal epithelium defect 5% 4% 2% 0%
Vitreous floaters 5% 1% 1%& |
