Don’t purchase these eyedrop products, FDA warns

Hannah Murdock
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A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. The FDA issued a warning telling consumers to not buy certain eye drop products due to the risk of infection.
A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. The FDA issued a warning telling consumers to not buy certain eye drop products due to the risk of infection. | Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against purchasing 26 over-the-counter eyedrop products.

Consumers should avoid using these products due to the “potential risk of eye infections that could result in partial vision loss or blindness,” the FDA stated Friday.

Though no “adverse event reports” have been reported to the FDA so far, the regulatory agency said that investigators found “insanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility and positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling of critical drug production areas in the facility.”

Which eye products did the FDA issue a warning against?

The products affected are sold under six brands: CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite Aid, Target Up&Up and Velocity Pharma.

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Below is a list of the 26 eyedrop products that the FDA warned against purchasing and using:

CVS Health

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 15 ml (single pack).

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 15 ml (twin pack).

  • Lubricant Gel Drops 15 ml (single pack).

  • Lubricant Gel Drops 15 ml (twin pack).

  • Multi-Action Relief Drops 15 ml.

  • Lubricating Gel drops 10 ml.

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 10 ml (single pack).

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 10 ml (twin pack).

  • Mild Moderate Lubricating Eye Drops 15 ml (single pack).

Rugby (Cardinal Health)

  • Lubricating Tears Eye Drops 15 ml.

  • Polyvinyl Alcohol 1.4% Lubricating Eye Drops 15 ml.

Leader (Cardinal Health)

  • Dry Eye Relief 10 ml.

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 15 ml (single pack).

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 15 ml (twin pack).

  • Dry Eye Relief 15 ml.

  • Eye Irritation Relief 15 ml.

Rite Aid

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 15 ml (twin pack).

  • Lubricant Eye Drops 10 ml (twin pack).

  • Gentle Lubricant Gel Eye Drops 15 ml.

  • Lubricant Gel Drops 15 ml.

  • Lubricating Gel Drops 10 ml.

  • Multi-Action Relief Drops 15 ml.

Target

  • Up&Up Dry Eye Relief Lubricant Eye Drops 30 ml.

  • Up&Up Extreme Relief Dry Eye 15 ml (single pack).

  • Up&Up Extreme Relief Dry Eye 30 ml (twin pack).

Velocity Pharma LLC

  • Lubricant Eye Drop 10 ml (triple pack).