Select eye drops have been recalled over concerns the products may not be sterile, notices posted on the Food & Drug Administration website show.
As of March 1, the CDC with state and local health departments identified 64 patients in 13 states with a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Thirty-seven patients were linked to four healthcare facility clusters and there has been one death and eight reports of loss of vision, the CDC said on its outbreak page.Arizona-based Pharmedica USA LLC’s Purely Soothing's recall is for two lots of over-the-counter drops that were sold "via online e-commerce and Trade shows ."
Florida-based Apotex Corp. said its recall for six lots of Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.15% was "being initiated out of an abundance of caution due to cracks that have developed in some of the units caps," which "may impact sterility and if so, the possibility of adverse events."
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