Walmart and CVS store brands among eye ointments recalled. They might not be sterile

Multiple eye ointments recalled due to lack of sterility at manufacturing facility

Multiple eye ointments have been recalled due to unsanitary conditions at a manufacturing plant. The Food and Drug Administration published on February 26 that Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. announced a voluntary recall of multiple eye ointment medications. The company enacted this recall due to a “Potential Lack of Sterility Assurance” on February 22. These products, therefore, bear a risk of causing eye infections. “Ophthalmic drug products pose a …

Four eye ointments recalled over sterility concerns

Four eye ointments are being voluntarily recalled after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection noted a “lack of sterility assurance” at the facility where the products were held. The FDA on Monday published the Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. company announcement from Feb. 12, which warned patients that “there is a potential risk of eye…

These eye ointments sold at CVS, Walmart recalled for infection risk

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Several eye ointments sold at CVS and Walmart are being recalled for the risk of eye infections or related harms, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Eye ointments sold at CVS and Walmart recalled by FDA over infection fears

Four brands of eye ointments are being recalled after health inspectors from the FDA found unsterile conditions and contamination in the factory

CVS, Walmart Eye Ointments Recalled For Potential Eye Infection Risk: What To Know

The four recalled products were sold by Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals and were made by the same manufacturer in the same facility, which the FDA found had unsterile conditions.

Eye ointments sold at Walmart, CVS recalled due to risk of infection

The four products being recalled are sold under the brand names Equate, CVS Health and AACE Pharmaceuticals.