Eye injections of the drug Avastin, used to treat retinal diseases, bring no greater risk of endophthalmitis, a potentially blinding eye infection, than injections with the much more expensive drug ...

The FDA has issued an alert that repackaged intravitreal injections of the drug Avastin have caused at least a dozen serious eye infections in the Miami area, according to an FDA news release. The ...

Due to a shortage of a widely used compounded medicine for serious eye diseases, two leading ophthalmologic groups want Medicare contractors to halt practices that limit coverage of other — albeit ...

Several patients have reported experiencing complications after receiving contaminated Avastin injections at a VA medical center in Tennessee, according to a Tennessean report. Read the full report in ...

NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Genentech Inc notified doctors of 36 cases of eye inflammation among patients who received injections with the company's Avastin colon cancer drug for unapproved eye ...

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Roche's cancer drug Avastin is a cheap, effective treatment for preventing blindness and should be used routinely in countries that cannot afford the far more costly ...