Unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing facility trigger latest in a series of eye-drop safety issues
More than two dozen over-the-counter eye-drop products marketed under CVS Health Corp. CVS, +1.42%, Target Corp. TGT, +1.07%, Rite Aid Corp. RADCQ, +8.91% and other brands pose a risk of eye infections that could cause partial vision loss or blindness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.
FDA’s investigators found unsanitary conditions in the facility that manufactures the products, and bacteria was detected in critical drug-production areas of the facility, the agency said. The FDA said it recommended last week that the manufacturer recall all lots of the affected products. The FDA did not specify which bacteria it found in its latest warning, but the severity of the earlier outbreak prompted “increased scrutiny from FDA regarding manufacturing of eye drops,” said Patricia Jackson, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and an infection preventionist in the Dallas area.
People who have symptoms of an eye infection after using any of the affected products should talk to their doctor or get medical care immediately, the FDA said. Consumers should watch for symptoms such as eye pain, light sensitivity, sudden blurred vision, redness, discharge and swelling, Jackson said.
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