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Bimatoprost
Lumigan
Not routinely available
SMC (839/13)
06/03/2013

Indication

Reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in adults (as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to beta-blockers).

Reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in adults (as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to beta-blockers).

Therapeutic Area

Eye

Status Description

Not routinely available as local clinical experts do not wish to add the medicine to the formulary at this time or there is a local preference for alternative medicines

Formulation

0.3mg/mL single-dose eye drops

Comments

March 2013 - Not included in the LJF because NHS Lothian decision is that the medicine does not represent sufficient added benefit to other comparator medicines to treat the condition in question which are already available in the formulary. July 2019 (as per LJF) - Not routinely available as local clinical experts do not wish to add the medicine to the formulary at this time or there is a local preference for alternative medicines.

Link to Advice

839/13

Advice Published

11/03/2013

SMC Submission Type

Abbreviated

SMC Status

Restricted