Lucentis Dosage: An Introduction
The dose of
Lucentis® (
ranibizumab) that your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
- How you respond to Lucentis
- Other medications you may be taking
- Other medical conditions you may have.
As is always the case, do not adjust your Lucentis dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
Lucentis Dosage for Wet Macular Degeneration
The recommended dose of Lucentis for the treatment of
wet macular degeneration is 0.5 mg, injected into the eye once a month (about every 28 days). If only one of your eyes has
macular degeneration, you will receive a dose just in that eye. If both your eyes are affected, you will receive a dose in each eye. In studies, people who received injections once a month had more vision improvement, compared to people who received injections less often. However, there may be certain situations in which your healthcare provider recommends using the injections less frequently than once a month.
General Information on Dosing With Lucentis
Considerations for people taking Lucentis include the following:
- The medication is injected into the eye on a monthly basis by your healthcare provider.
- Your eye(s) will be cleansed to prevent infection and numbed before the injection. While you should feel no pain, you may feel a little pressure.
- After each injection, your healthcare provider will observe you for awhile to make sure you do not develop any serious Lucentis side effects.
- You may receive a prescription for antibiotic eyedrops to use after each injection.
- You should have someone drive you home after your injection, as your eye(s) will be dilated during the procedure (which temporarily affects your vision).
- For the medication to work properly, it must be used as prescribed. Lucentis will not work if you stop taking it.
