#EyeOintments sold nationwide recalled due to infection risk

Story by Kate Gibson
February 26, 2024

"Multiple brands of lubricant eye ointments are being recalled due to a risk of infection after federal inspectors found unsterile conditions at the Indian plant where the products were manufactured.

"The recall by Brassica Pharma Pvt. in Thane, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, comes after a deadly outbreak last year of #EyeInfections linked to artificial tears made by another Indian firm.

"Sold nationwide by retailers including #CVS Health and #Walmart, the latest recall involves four products by brands #Equate, #CVSHealth and #AACEPharmaceuticals, according to the notice posted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

"All have expiration dates starting April 2024 and running through September 2025. The recalled products include:

- Equate Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube, packaged in box with UPC code: 681131395298.
- Equate Style Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 681131395304.
- CVS Health Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 050428634141.
- #LubricantPM Ointment in a 3.5 gram tube, sold in box with UPC code: 371406124356.

"People should stop using the recalled eye ointments and can return them to the place of purchase. Those with questions can call 1-833-225-9564 or [email protected].

"#EzriCare artificial tears were among the brands recalled last year by #DelsamPharma of #ChennaiIndia, as health officials identified 81 people in 18 states as suffering from infections, with four #deaths and multiple cases of #VisionLoss reported.

"In January, the #FDA warned against copycat #EyeDrops because of the risk of infection."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/eye-ointments-sold-nationwide-recalled-due-to-infection-risk/ar-BB1iVEtg

PSA: do not buy #EzriCare #EyeDrops, #Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Ointment.

If you own them, stop use immediately. They are linked to blindness and death.

From
@arstechnica

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/05/4th-death-in-eye-drop-outbreak-now-81-cases-14-blinded-and-4-lost-eyeballs/

@arstechnica Awful plant conditions where the deadly eyedrops (EzriCare) were made. Also at the end this important bit:

“In March, the FDA posted recall notices for two other types of eye drops—from Pharmedica and Apotex—for non-sterility concerns. The products, both listed as manufactured in North America, have not been linked to the VIM-GES-CRPA outbreak.”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/fda-details-slew-of-failures-at-plant-that-made-eye-drops-linked-to-deaths/

#eye #recall #India #FDA #EzriCare #GlobalPharma

Outbreak
Surging, growing, worse
Ravaging bodies, taking lives
Patients' stories terrifying
Fearful

#eyedropoutbreak #ezricare #delsam #patients #cinquain #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/two-more-dead-as-patients-report-horrifying-details-of-eye-drop-outbreak/

Please boost: eye drop recall.

Risk of sight loss and death.

#EzriCare #DeslamPharma #ArtificialTears

https://apnews.com/article/eyedrops-recall-ezicare-delsam-outbreak-2a0f0cc1273cc71b122702e6180492ca

Extremely drug-resistant germ found in eye drops infects 55 in 12 states; 1 dead

FDA posted a recall of EzriCare-branded artificial tears and criticized its maker.

#FDA #Recall #EyeDrops #EzriCare
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/extremely-drug-resistant-germ-found-in-eye-drops-infects-55-in-12-states-1-dead/

Risk Statement: Use of contaminated artificial tears can result in the risk of eye infections that could result in blindness.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/global-pharma-healthcare-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-artificial-tears-lubricant-eye-drops-due

Several over-the-counter eyedrop products from Ezricare Artificial Tears, and possibly some other eyedrop brands have been contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria, causing eye infections across 12 states that have blinded several people, and killed one that we know of.

#outbreak #health #recall #EyeDrops #CDC #FDA #Contamination #DrugResistance #Ezricare

https://freethoughtblogs.com/oceanoxia/2023/02/03/contaminated-eyedrops-lead-to-blindness-death-in-united-states/