Infection
FDA issues warning over several eyedrop products due to infection risk
Oct
FILE – A person uses eyedrops on November 24, 2011, in Margaret River, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an alert for 26 products marketed under the following brands: CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health),Rite Aid, Target Up&Up, and Velocity Pharma.
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Click here for a full list of the recalled products.
Meanwhile, the FDA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have also warned this year of an outbreak of infections tied to the use of Global Pharma Healthcare’s recalled eyedrops.
An “extensively drug-resistant” bacteria strain, called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was found in 81 people across 18 states with four deaths reported, the CDC said in May.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.
