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CVS Health brand Lubricant Eye Drops
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Non-Sterility
Cause type: Sterility / contamination
A product that must be sterile could not be assured sterile, or was contaminated. A top reason for injectables, eye drops and IV products - loss of sterility assurance can lead to serious infections. All sterility / contamination recalls.
What was recalled
CVS Health brand Lubricant Eye Drops (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5%), packaged in a) 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles (Single Pack) (NDC 76168-702-15) and b) 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles (Twin pack) (NDC 76168-702-30), Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy Inc. One CVS Drive Woonsocket, RI 02895.
Affected NDCs
76168-0702-15
76168-0702-30
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Category: Eye Drops & Ophthalmic
- Recalling firm
- Kilitch Healthcare India Limited
- NDC code
- 76168-702-15
- Origin
- India
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0290-2024 · FDA notice
Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week.
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