Recall alert: 75K cases of eye drops recalled
May 14, 2025, 7:25 AM
Lubricating eye drops have been recalled. (Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
(Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
Tens of thousands of cases of eye drops have been recalled by BRS Analytical Services.
The recall was initiated on April 23, but the Food and Drug Administration listed it as a Class II on May 6, according to聽
In all, 75,795 cases have been recalled, or 1.8 million cartons of eye drops.
The reason for the recall is the potential lack of sterility and cGMP deviations. The term cGMP stands for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, or the rules that ensure that systems used to produce medications have the “proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities” to ensure medications are what they say they are, have the correct strength, quality and purity, the聽听蝉补颈诲.
The following products are part of the recall:
- Artificial Tears Ophthalmic Solution, Dextran 70.01%/Glycerin 0.2%/Hypromellose 0.3% Lubricant Eye Drops
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Gel 1%, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 1% Eye Lubricant, Lubricant Eye Gel, Soothing Gel
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Eye Lubricant, Lubricating Eye Drops, Moisturizing
- Lubricant Eye Drops Solution, Polyethylene Glycol 400 0.4% Eye Lubricant, Propylene Glycol 0.3% Eye Lubricant, Lubricant Eye Drops, Moisturizing
- Polyvinyl Alcohol Ophthalmic Solution 1.4%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Moisturizing
All five types of eye drops were distributed by AvKARE and came in .5 FL OZ per dropper bottles.
聽to see the list of lot numbers and expiration dates.
罢丑别测听聽from May 26, 2023, to April 21, 2025.
聽said that the deviations were found during an FDA audit and that the 鈥渉azard to the user is unknown.鈥�
听补苍诲听聽reported that the eye drops should not be used. Stores with inventory of the recalled treatments should remove them from shelves and ship them to the company,聽.
