CVS Health Preservative Free Lubricant Eye Drops Recalled for Sterility Concerns
Altaire Pharmaceuticals is recalling CVS Health Preservative Free Lubricant Eye Drops due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (sterile eye drops) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recalling CVS Health Preservative Free Lubricant Eye Drops, 60 Sterile Single-Use Containers, 0.02 FL OZ (0.6 mL) EACH. The product is distributed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc. The recall involves 39,072 units distributed nationwide in the U.S.A.
The recall is being conducted due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The affected lots are RGF 07/19, RHN 08/19, RIH 09/19, RJP 10/19, RKN 11/19, SDC 04/20, SFC 06/20, SFJ 06/20, SGI 07/20, SKF 11/20, and TAE 01/21.
Consumers should check their lot numbers against the list provided and stop using the product if it matches. The source text does not specify further consumer actions or report any illnesses or injuries.
The recalled product
- Product
- CVS Health Preservative Free Lubricant Eye Drops, 60 Sterile Single-Use Containers, 0.02 FL OZ (0.6 mL) EACH, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
- Manufacturer
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Category
- Drug — Ophthalmic
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 39,072
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 134 recalled by Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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