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` LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection)
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`FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
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` Non-Ocular Reactions in the DME and DR, AMD and RVO Studies
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`2-year
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`RVO
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`Control
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`0.5 mg
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`LUCENTIS
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`Control
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`0.5 mg
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`Control
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`0.5 mg
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`Control
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`0.3 mg
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`LUCENTIS
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`n=250 n=250
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`n=379 n=379
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`n=440 n=441
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`n=259 n=260
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` Adverse Reaction
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`Nasopharyngitis
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`Anemia
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`12%
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`11%
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`6%
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`10%
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`16%
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`13%
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`8%
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`7%
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`8%
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`4%
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`9%
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`3%
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`5%
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`1%
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`1%
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`4%
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`1%
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`2%
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`Nausea
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`Cough
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`Constipation
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`Hypercholesterolemia
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`Influenza
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`10%
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`9%
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`8%
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`8%
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`7%
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`7%
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`7%
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`9%
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`4%
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`4%
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`4%
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`5%
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`3%
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`6%
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`9%
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`9%
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`5%
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`4%
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`5%
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`7%
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`1%
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`6%
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`8%
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`7%
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`4%
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`5%
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`5%
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`1%
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`5%
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`5%
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`3%
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`2%
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`3%
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`3%
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`0%
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`5%
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`4%
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`4%
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`2%
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`2%
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`2%
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`0%
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`1%
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`0%
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`0%
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`1%
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`3%
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`0%
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`2%
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`1%
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`2%
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`1%
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`2%
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`0%
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`7%
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`7%
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`9%
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`8%
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`5%
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`5%
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`2%
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`2%
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`6%
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`6%
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`6%
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`6%
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`5%
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`4%
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`8%
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`4%
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`2%
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`3%
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`4%
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`12%
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`3%
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`0%
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`1%
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`6%
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`9%
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`5%
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`1%
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`1%
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`3%
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`6%
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`2%
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`0%
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`1%
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`4%
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`5%
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`3%
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`0%
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`0%
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`1%
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`3%
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`0%
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`0%
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`0%
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`0%
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`3%
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`1%
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`0%
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`0%
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` Neuropathy peripheral
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`Sinusitis
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`Bronchitis
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` Chronic obstructive
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`complications
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`5%
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`4%
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`3%
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`3%
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`1%
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`8%
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`4%
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`3%
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`3%
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`1%
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`8%
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`11%
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`5%
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`11%
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`6%
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`7%
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`9%
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`4%
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`9%
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`3%
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`5%
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`6%
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`2%
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`5%
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`3%
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`5%
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`5%
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`2%
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`5%
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`1%
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`3%
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`0%
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`1%
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`2%
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`0%
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`2%
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`2%
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`0%
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`1%
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`0%
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`1%
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`0%
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`1%
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`1%
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`1%
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`0%
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`0%
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`0%
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`The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of LUCENTIS. Because these
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