When your eyes want moisture, cooling, or brightening—eye drops are eye drops, proper? That could usually be the case while you need to save just a few {dollars} by going with a retailer’s or distributor’s label as a substitute of a reputation model, however at the moment the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shared phrase of a recall affecting eyedrops marketed with 26 main labels from pharmacy chains, supermarkets, and different generic names.
On March 31, the FDA revealed a report revealing that 3,111,072 bottles of eyedrops had been recalled on March 3 for “Lack of Assurance of Sterility.” This doesn’t essentially imply that the merchandise are unsterile, however the maker has voluntarily acknowledged they can not assure that sterility was maintained to the set requirements to stop infection-causing microbes all through manufacturing.
Eyedrops from the next are being recalled “nationwide in the U.S.,” experiences the FDA, by Pomona, CA-based Ok.C. Pharmaceuticals (Note: foremost figuring out particulars observe, however this listing will not be exhaustive. To see whether or not your particular product was affected, see the FDA hyperlink above):
Pharmacy/Drug Chains
- Walgreens
- CVS Health
- Rite Aid
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy (AmerisourceBergen)
- Discount Drug Mart
Grocery Chains
- Kroger
- H-E-B
- Harris Teeter
- Publix
- Meijer
Other Retail
- Dollar General (DG Health)
- Circle Ok
- Cintas (industrial/office distributor)
- Rugby Laboratories
- CDMA/QC-Quality Choice
- NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (Avenova)
- Military Exchanges (Exchange Select)
- Grandall Distributing (Colirio manufacturers)
- Lil’ Drug Store Products
- 4 Trees LLC (Code Red)
Wholesale/Distributor Brands
- Cardinal Health (Leader model)
- McKesson (Foster & Thrive model)
- Perrigo (Good Sense model)
- UNFI (Equaline model)
- Topco Associates (TopCare model)
- Valu Merchandisers (Best Choice model)
Sterile Eye Drops AC (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, zinc sulfate 0.25%)
- Brands: Best Choice, QC-Quality Choice, Discount Drug Mart, Good Sense, Walgreens, CareOne, Equaline, TopCare, Meijer, H-E-B
- 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL)
- Lot: AC24E01, Expiration date: 05/31/26
Eye Drops Advanced Relief (dextran 70 0.1%, polyethylene glycol 400 1%, tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%)
- Brands: Walgreens, Kroger, CVS Health, QC-Quality Choice, Discount Drug Mart, Foster & Thrive, Good Sense, TopCare, DG Health, Code Red
- 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp: AR24D01 exp. 04/30/26; AR24G01, AR24G02
Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops (glycerin 0.2%, hypromellose 0.2%, polyethylene glycol 400 1%)
- Brands: Geri Care, TopCare, Rite Aid, Leader, Discount Drug Mart, H-E-B, Foster & Thrive, Meijer, DG Health, Harris Teeter, Exchange Select, Good Neighbor Pharmacy
- 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp:
- LT24E01, LT24E02, LT24E03 — exp. 05/31/26
- LT24F01 — exp. 06/30/26
- LT24G01 — exp. 07/31/26
- LT24M01, LT24M02 — exp. 10/31/26
Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops (polyethylene glycol 400 0.4%, propylene glycol 0.3%)
- Brands: Leader, Harris Teeter, Foster & Thrive, Walgreens, Publix, Kroger, Good Sense, Meijer, CVS Health (single and twin pack), QC-Quality Choice, Avenova
- 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp: SU24E01, SU24E02 exp. 05/31/26; SU24K01
Sterile Eye Drops Original Formula (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%)
- Brands: Good Sense, Walgreens (single and 2-pack), Kroger, Lil’ Drug Store, CVP, Harris Teeter, H-E-B, Rugby, Equaline, Discount Drug Mart, Leader, CareOne, Circle Ok, DG Health, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, TopCare, Best Choice
- 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp: RG24E01 exp. 05/31/26; RG24G02 exp. 07/31/26
Sterile Eye Drops Redness Lubricant (glycerin 0.25%, naphazoline HCl 0.012%)
- Brands: Industrial Eye Relief (Cintas), Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Colirio Ojo De Aguila, Colirio Oftal-Mycin, Leader, Equaline, Walgreens, Foster & Thrive, Rite Aid, Discount Drug Mart
- 0.5 fl oz (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp:
- RL24D01 — exp. 04/30/26
- RL24F01, RL24F02 — exp. 06/30/26
Sterile Eye Drops Soothing Tears (polyethylene glycol 400 0.4%, propylene glycol 0.3%)
- Brands: Rugby, Walgreens
- 0.5 fl oz (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp: SY24K01, SY24K02 — exp. 09/30/26
Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops (polyvinyl alcohol 0.5%, povidone 0.6%)
- Brands: Leader, Good Sense, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, TopCare, Best Choice, Kroger, Publix, QC-Quality Choice
- 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
- Lots/Exp:
- AT24D01 — exp. 04/30/26
- AT24E01, AT24E02 — exp. 05/31/26
- AT24G01 — exp. 07/31/26
The FDA report doesn’t supply steps for refund or treatment, however it’s seemingly advisable to not use these merchandise. Some locations of buy could honor refunds or exchanges. With questions, contact a watch physician or communicate to a pharmacist.
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