ABOUT LUCENTIS|SIDE EFFECTS

What are the possible side effects with LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection)?

Like any prescription medication, LUCENTIS is not for everyone. You should not use LUCENTIS if you have an infection in or around the eye.

Like other injections given into the eye, serious eye infection (endophthalmitis) and detached retina have occurred with LUCENTIS. Increases in eye pressure have been seen within 1 hour of an injection. Your eye doctor should monitor your eye pressure and eye health during the week after the injection.

If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful, or has a change in vision, you should seek immediate care from your eye doctor.

Although uncommon, conditions associated with eye- and non-eye-related blood clots (arterial thromboembolic events) may occur after an injection of LUCENTIS.

Serious side effects related to the injection procedure were rare and included:

  • Serious eye infection
  • Detached retina
  • Cataract

Other uncommon serious side effects included:

  • Inflammation inside the eye
  • Increased eye pressure

Most common eye-related side effects included:

  • Red eye
  • Eye pain
  • Small specks in vision
  • The feeling that something is in your eye
  • Increased tears

Most common non-eye-related side effects included:

  • Nose and throat infections
  • Headache
  • Respiratory infection
  • Urinary tract infection

If you experience any side effects, call your retina specialist right away.


Who is LUCENTIS for?

LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) is a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

What important safety information should I know about LUCENTIS?

Like any prescription medication, LUCENTIS is not for everyone. You should not use LUCENTIS if you have an infection in or around the eye.

Like other injections given into the eye, serious eye infection (endophthalmitis) and detached retina have occurred with LUCENTIS. Increases in eye pressure have been seen within 1 hour of an injection. Your eye doctor should monitor your eye pressure and eye health during the week after the injection.

If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful, or has a change in vision, you should seek immediate care from your eye doctor.

Although uncommon, conditions associated with eye- and non-eye-related blood clots (arterial thromboembolic events) may occur.

Serious side effects related to the injection procedure were rare. These included serious eye infection, detached retina, and cataract. Other uncommon serious side effects included inflammation inside the eye and increased eye pressure.

The most common eye-related side effects were red eye, eye pain, small specks in vision, the feeling that something is in your eye, and increased tears. The most common non-eye-related side effects were nose and throat infection, headache, and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

LUCENTIS is for prescription use only. Individual results with LUCENTIS may vary.