The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Bayer’s Eylea®8mg (aflibercept) to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO).
Eylea® 8mg was approved in Japan on 18 January 2023, and in Europe on 8 January 2024, for nAMD and DMO. On 18 August 2023, the FDA approved Eylea® 8mg under the brand name Eylea® HD for the above indications, as well as for diabetic retinopathy.