I wanted to share this information out should you not be aware and are one that uses eye drops. If so, you need to see if your drops are on a newly issued recall list from the FDA.
The FDA published the complete list of 26 recalled products on its website at fda.gov under Drug Safety and Availability.
The FDA announced on Friday that more than 2 dozen products could cause eye infections or blindness after
bacterial contamination and unsanitary conditions were found at a manufacturing facility.
Affected brands are carried by major retailers like CVS, Target, Amazon, and Walmart. They include CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite Aid, Target up & up, and Velocity Pharma.
CVS, Rite Aid, and Target are removing the products from store shelves and websites, but affected varieties of Leader, Rugby, and Velocity brands may still be available from other stores or online.
People who have the recalled eye drops should follow the FDA’s guidelines for throwing the products away, which may involve taking them to a drug take-back site.
Anyone who gets eye infection symptoms after using the recalled products should seek medical help right away, the FDA advised. Eye infection symptoms include eye pain, watery or itchy eyes, swelling, discharge, blurred vision, and sensitivity, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
The FDA has not received any reports of infections or blindness linked to these newly recalled 26 products.
Other eye drops recalled this year were linked to four deaths, as well as vision loss in 14 people, according to the CDC.
Knowledge is safety and knowledge acted upon can help you enjoy “the best performance of your life!”
God bless
Dr. B.
