CVS Health Redness Relief Eye Drops Recalled for Sterility Concerns
Altaire Pharmaceuticals is recalling CVS Health Redness Relief Eye Drops due to a lack of assurance of sterility. Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the point of purchase.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a lack of assurance of sterility in a product intended for direct application to the eye, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or infection.
Plain-English summary
Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recalling CVS Health Redness Relief Lubricant Redness Reliever Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), Item #317912. The recall is being conducted because of a lack of assurance of sterility in the product. The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States by CVS Pharmacy Inc.
The recall involves 464,424 units. Specific lot codes associated with the recall include 18229 9/21, 18031 1/21, 17131 5/20, 17059 3/20, 17008 1/20, and 19056 03/22. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall.
Consumers who have purchased these eye drops should stop using them immediately. They should return the product to the point of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- CVS Health Redness Relief Lubricant Redness Reliever Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), Item #317912, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
- Manufacturer
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Category
- Drug — Ophthalmic
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 464,424
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- 18229 9/21 18031 1/21 17131 5/20 17059 3/20 17008 1/20 19056 03/22
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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