Laboratory testing has determined that the Avastin injection gave patients headaches and hazy vision. It is now deemed “safe and germ-free,” according to caretaker government officials in Punjab. After patients’ eyesight was harmed following vaccination, Avastin injection was outlawed.
Avastin injection reportedly meets all international criteria and is safe and germ-free, according to findings from the Central Drug Testing Lab in Karachi and the Drug Testing Lab in Lahore. After hearing about cases of cloudy vision. The Punjab health authorities sent six samples of Avastin injection to the Drug Testing Lab Lahore and two samples to the Drug Testing Lab Karachi.
After passing quality, safety, chemical, and other tests at the labs in Lahore and Karachi. The eye injection was deemed safe, according to the sources. In an interview with a private television news channel on Tuesday, Punjab Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Javed Akram stated that the investigation committee had forwarded its report to the caretaker chief minister (CM) of Punjab.
Five drug inspectors had been detained thus far. In addition, an additional five-person committee made up of ophthalmologists had been established. SOPs for the usage of ocular injection would be developed by the committee. The patients were harmed because the eye injection was administered incorrectly, according to Akram.
About Avastin
Avastin is a medication that is injected directly into the eye to treat various eye conditions. The medication prevents the development of aberrant blood vessels in the retina. Eyesight loss may result from those blood vessels leaking and interfering with eyesight. The medication is known by the brand name Avastin and is referred to as Bevacizumab.
Patients with illnesses such as Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization and Wet Macular Degeneration can benefit from this injection. Moreover, other patients with Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Macular Oedema, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion can also be treated with Avastin injection.
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