The dehydration can put stress on heart and reduce the kidneys ability to maintain the correct balance of electrolytes charged elements such as potassium, sodium, phosphorous and chloride and essential for the normal function of every cell in the body.
Lucentis (ranibizumab) is made from a human antibody fragment. It works by keeping new blood vessels from forming under the retina (a sensory membrane that lines the inside of the eye). In people with certain types of eye disorders, new blood vessels grow under the retina where they leak blood and fluid.
The cost of Lucentis, a drug specifically formulated for the eye, is approximately $2,000 per intravitreal dose, while Avastin, formulated for intravenous use and available in larger quantities that can be compounded into smaller units, costs approximately $60 per intravitreal dose.t present, the prevalence of AMD is 15 million with nearly 2 million suffering from advanced disease.1 Fortunately, our treatment armamentarium now has effective therapies to combat neovascular AMD, which is responsible for the bulk of patient morbidity.