More Than 3 Million Bottles Of Eye Drops Recalled Over Safety Concerns, Fda Says

A pharmaceutical institution has issued a voluntary callback of complete 3 cardinal of its over-the-counter eye-drop products aft nan Food and Drug Administration cited a “lack of assurance of sterility.”

According to nan FDA notice, K.C. Pharmaceuticals, of Pomona, California, manufactures nan products for a number of brands sold nether names specified arsenic “Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops,” “Sterile Eye Drops” and “Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops.” The callback of 3,111,072 bottles began successful early March.

The oculus drops are sold astatine awesome retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid.

There aren’t reports of injuries associated pinch nan oculus drops yet. The FDA announcement classified nan action arsenic a “Class II recall.” Class II recalls use to products that tin origin “temporary aliases medically reversible” wellness problems.

People tin proceed utilizing their medicine during a Class II callback unless stated different by nan company, according to nan FDA.

It’s unclear what triggered nan recall. K.C. Pharmaceuticals didn’t instantly reply to NBC News’ petition for comment.

The recalled products are:

• Sterile Eye Drops AC (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, zinc sulfate 0.25%), 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles
• EYE DROPS Advanced Relief, (dextran 70 0.1%, polyethylene glycol 400 1% and tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%), 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles
• Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops, (glycerin 0.2%, hypromellose 0.2% and polyethylene glycol 400 1%) 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles
• Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops (polyethylene 400 0.4%, propylene glycol 0.3%), Sterile, 0.5 fl oz (15mL) bottles
• Sterile Eye Drops Original Formula (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%), 0.5 fl oz (15mL) bottles
• Sterile Eye Drops Redness Lubricant (glycerin 0.25% and naphazoline HCl 0.012%), 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles
• Sterile Eye Drops Soothing Tears (polyethylene glycol 400 0.4% and propylene glycol 0.3%), 0.5 OZ 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles
• Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops (polyvinyl intoxicant 0.5%, povidone 0.6%), 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles