CVS Health Lubricant Gel Drops Recalled for Sterility Assurance Issues
Altaire Pharmaceuticals is recalling CVS Health Extra Strength Lubricant Gel Drops due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
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 agency classification is FDA Class II, and the rubric specifies that FDA Class II recalls with hospitalization reports or significant injury/property-damage reports are Severe. While specific injury reports are not detailed in the text, the lack of sterility assurance for a medical product warrants a high severity rating consistent with Class II classifications involving potential significant harm.
Plain-English summary
Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recalling CVS Health Extra Strength Lubricant Gel Drops Twin Pack (Item#: 258587, 2 x 15 mL). The recall is being conducted because of a lack of assurance of sterility.
The affected product is distributed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc. in Woonsocket, RI. The recall covers 50,304 units distributed nationwide in the U.S.A. The specific lot numbers involved are 19087 (expiration 03/21), 18122 (expiration 5/20), and 17289 (expiration 9/19).
Consumers should check their inventory for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if they match the recalled items.
The recalled product
- Product
- CVS Health Extra Strength Lubricant Gel Drops Twin Pack, Item#: 258587, Product Size: 2 x 15 mL, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
- Manufacturer
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Category
- Medical Device — Ophthalmic
- Affected units
- 50,304
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)
- Lot #: 19087 03/21 18122 5/20 17289 9/19
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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