Regulators are urging people to dispose of eye drop products sold under brands such as CVS Health, Rite Aid and Target Up & Up.
Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using a number of over-the-counter eye drops that may pose an infection risk, marking the latest of several alerts this year against artificial tears.The notice applies to 27 eye drop products marketed under several store brands, such as CVS Health, Rite Aid, Target Up & Up and Walmart Equate, in addition to the Leader, Rugby and Velocity Pharma brands, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Education Fund, in a statement. 'First, prior to this FDA warning, there have been three major eye drop recalls this year for bacterial contamination or unsterile products.
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