🚨RECALL ALERT:🚨 Do not purchase or use Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the FDA warns.
this month for EzriCare Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears due to potential bacterial contamination. All three products are manufactured by the same company, Global Pharma Healthcare, based in Tamilnadu, India.
The updated warning from the FDA did not give additional information about the over-the-counter eye ointment beyond potential bacterial contamination.Pseudomonas aeruginosa,across 13 states have been identified, and the most commonly reported artificial tear brand was EzriCare Artificial Tears. Five patients had permanent vision loss, and one patient died.
Thomas Steinemann, MD, clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, noted that while bottles of EzriCare Artificial Tears, Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears, and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment should be discarded, generally eye drops are safe to use.
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