{"id":1197838,"date":"2023-10-30T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1197838"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:27:43","slug":"fda-warns-of-infection-risk-from-26-big-brand-eye-drops-stop-using-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1197838","title":{"rendered":"FDA warns of infection risk from 26 big-brand eye drops; stop using immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-129375242-800x532-1.jpe\" alt=\"Young man applying eye drops.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-129375242-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1703\" data-width=\"2560\">Enlarge<\/a> (credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"caption-link\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/wp\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1914592&amp;action=edit\">Getty | UniversalImagesGroup<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye\">warning consumers to ditch 26 over-the-counter eye drop products<\/a> found at big retailers\u2014including CVS, Rite Aid, and Target\u2014due to a risk of infection. Consumers should not buy any of the products and should immediately stop using them if they&#8217;ve already purchased them.<\/p>\n<p>The products include Target&#8217;s branded Up &amp; Up Dry Eye Relief Lubricant Eye Drops and Up &amp; Up Extreme Relief Dry Eye, as well as Lubricant Eye Drops and Lubricant Gel Drops branded by CVS Health and Rite Aid. The warning also includes eye drop products branded as Rugby and Leader (both from Cardinal Health) and Velocity Pharma. A full list can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye\">here<\/a>, as can links to report adverse events.<\/p>\n<p>In an advisory posted Friday, the FDA reported that no infections or adverse events have been linked to the products so far. But the agency said it &#8220;found insanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility and positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling of critical drug production areas in the facility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1979654#p3\">Read 4 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1979654&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1979654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA warns of infection risk from 26 big-brand eye drops; stop using immediately<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge (credit: Getty | UniversalImagesGroup) The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to ditch 26 over-the-counter eye drop products found at big retailers\u2014including CVS, Rite Aid, and Target\u2014due to a risk of infection. 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