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Safety profile

The reassurance of treating your patients with the tried-and-trusted aflibercept molecule

In PULSAR and PHOTON, EYLEA 8mg demonstrated a safety profile consistent with EYLEA 2mg from baseline through Week 96:*

PULSAR-PHOTON safety module

* EYLEA (aflibercept) 2mg was dosed at fixed Q8 intervals after 3 (nAMD) or 5 (DME) initial monthly injections.

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Safety Profile in Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)

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Safety Profile in Diabetic macular oedema (DME)

Abbreviations

2Q8
, 2 mg every 8 weeks;
8Q12
, 8 mg every 12 weeks;
8Q16
, 8 mg every 16 weeks;
AE
, adverse event;
APTC
, Anti-Platelet Trialists’ Collaboration;
DME
, diabetic macular oedema;
IOI
, intraocular inflammation;
IOP
, intraocular pressure;
MoA
, mechanism of action;
nAMD
, neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration;
Q8
, every 8 weeks;
SAE
, serious adverse event;
SAF
, safety analysis set;
TEAE
, treatment-emergent adverse event.

PP-EYL_8mg-IE-0155-1   |   December 2025


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