Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says (abcnews.go.com)

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

I’d be nice if there was a list of which eyedrops the FDA was referring to in the article ….

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Consumers should stop using the products immediately and avoid purchasing any that remain on pharmacy and store shelves, the FDA said in a statement Friday.

I guess we’re supposed to look elsewhere for actual info on how to protect ourselves. This amounts to clickbait-adjacent in that it’s a real thing but still not the thing we want.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The brands sold are:

CVS Health
Leader (Cardinal Health)
Rugby (Cardinal Health)
Rite Aid
Target Up&Up
Velocity Pharma

Looks like they all contain carboxymethylcellulose sodium, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, hypromellose, and/or dextran. Heres the FDA info I sourced this from: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye#eyedrops

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Here you go, scroll to the bottom

It looks like it's CVS, Leader, Rugby, Rite Aid, Target, and Velocity Pharma brands.

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