Ozurdex (dexamethasone)
Ophthalmic Steroids Intraocular Implant (Ea)
Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data
Overview
Dexamethasone is a synthetic fluorinated corticosteroid.
Generic name: dexamethasone
Drug class: Ophthalmic Steroids
Therapeutic class: Ophthalmic Agents
Reference product & biosimilars
No reference, biosimilar or interchangeable associated with this drug.
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Indications
The following indications are listed for Ozurdex:
- Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion With Macular Edema
- Central Retinal Vein Occlusion With Macular Edema
- Diabetic Macular Edema
- Non-Infectious Uveitis Affecting The Posterior Segment Of Eye
Also known as: Macular Edema Following Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (Brvo), Macular Edema Following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (Crvo).
Dosing
Dexamethasone or its sodium phosphate salt is applied topically to the eye or the ear. Potency of the sodium phosphate preparations is expressed in terms of dexamethasone phosphate. Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the tip of the ointment tube or dropper when the drug is used ophthalmically.
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Drug interactions
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There are no contraindication interactions for this drug.
There are no severe interactions for this drug.
There are no moderate interactions for this drug.
Contraindications
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- Glaucoma
- Ocular infection
- Aphakia
- Ocular hypertension
- Cataracts
- Endophthalmitis
- Ocular inflammation
- Retinal detachment
Adverse reactions
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More Frequent
- Cataracts
- Conjunctival hemorrhage
- Ocular hypertension
Less Frequent
- Anterior chamber inflammation
- Corneal endothelial cell loss
- Corneal erosion
- Glaucoma
- Hypertension
- Keratitis
- Posterior capsule opacification
- Retinal tear
- Vitreous detachment
Rare or Very Rare
- Corneal edema
- Migration of implant
- Ocular hypotony
- Ocular infection
- Retinal detachment
- Retinal macroaneurysm
Less Frequent
- Blepharoptosis
- Bronchitis
- Chemosis
- Conjunctival hyperemia
- Dry eye
- Foreign body sensation of eye
- Headache disorder
- Ocular pain
- Reduced visual acuity
- Visual field defect
- Vitreous floater
Rare or Very Rare
- Endophthalmitis
- Ocular inflammation
Precautions
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ICD codes
| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Branch retinal vein occlusion with macular edema | ||
| H34.8310 | ICD10CM | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8320 | ICD10CM | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8330 | ICD10CM | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema |
| H34.8390 | ICD10CM | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with macular edema |
| Central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema | ||
| H34.8110 | ICD10CM | Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8120 | ICD10CM | Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8130 | ICD10CM | Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema |
| H34.8190 | ICD10CM | Central retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with macular edema |
| Diabetic macular edema | ||
| E08.311 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E08.321 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E08.3211 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E08.3212 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E08.3213 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E08.3219 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E08.331 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E08.3311 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E08.3312 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E08.3313 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E08.3319 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E08.341 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E08.3411 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E08.3412 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E08.3413 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E08.3419 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E08.351 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E08.3511 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E08.3512 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E08.3513 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E08.3519 | ICD10CM | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E09.311 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E09.321 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E09.3211 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E09.3212 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E09.3213 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E09.3219 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E09.331 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E09.3311 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E09.3312 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E09.3313 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E09.3319 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E09.341 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E09.3411 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E09.3412 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E09.3413 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E09.3419 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E09.351 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E09.3511 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E09.3512 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E09.3513 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E09.3519 | ICD10CM | Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E10.311 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E10.321 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E10.3211 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E10.3212 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E10.3213 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E10.3219 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E10.331 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E10.3311 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E10.3312 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E10.3313 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E10.3319 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E10.341 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E10.3411 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E10.3412 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E10.3413 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E10.3419 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E10.351 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E10.3511 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E10.3512 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E10.3513 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E10.3519 | ICD10CM | Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E11.311 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E11.321 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E11.3211 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E11.3212 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E11.3213 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E11.3219 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E11.331 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E11.3311 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E11.3312 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E11.3313 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E11.3319 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E11.341 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E11.3411 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E11.3412 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E11.3413 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E11.3419 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E11.351 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E11.3511 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E11.3512 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E11.3513 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E11.3519 | ICD10CM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E13.311 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E13.321 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E13.3211 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E13.3212 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E13.3213 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E13.3219 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E13.331 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E13.3311 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E13.3312 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E13.3313 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E13.3319 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E13.341 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E13.3411 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E13.3412 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E13.3413 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E13.3419 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| E13.351 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema |
| E13.3511 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye |
| E13.3512 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye |
| E13.3513 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral |
| E13.3519 | ICD10CM | Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye |
| Non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of eye | ||
| H20.82 | ICD10CM | Vogt-koyanagi syndrome |
| H20.821 | ICD10CM | Vogt-koyanagi syndrome, right eye |
| H20.822 | ICD10CM | Vogt-koyanagi syndrome, left eye |
| H20.823 | ICD10CM | Vogt-koyanagi syndrome, bilateral |
| H20.829 | ICD10CM | Vogt-koyanagi syndrome, unspecified eye |
| H30.14 | ICD10CM | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| H30.141 | ICD10CM | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, right eye |
| H30.142 | ICD10CM | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, left eye |
| H30.143 | ICD10CM | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, bilateral |
| H30.149 | ICD10CM | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, unspecified eye |
| H30.81 | ICD10CM | Harada's disease |
| H30.811 | ICD10CM | Harada's disease, right eye |
| H30.812 | ICD10CM | Harada's disease, left eye |
| H30.813 | ICD10CM | Harada's disease, bilateral |
| H30.819 | ICD10CM | Harada's disease, unspecified eye |
| H44.13 | ICD10CM | Sympathetic uveitis |
| H44.131 | ICD10CM | Sympathetic uveitis, right eye |
| H44.132 | ICD10CM | Sympathetic uveitis, left eye |
| H44.133 | ICD10CM | Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral |
| H44.139 | ICD10CM | Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye |
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