FDA testing has now found contamination in unopened bottles of EzriCare eye drops and Delsam Pharma's eye ointment.
An outbreak of deadly ocular infections, which have cost some people their vision and even their life, has been traced to contaminated eye drops.
"Patients reported over 10 different brands of artificial tears and some patients used multiple brands," the CDC indicated. Read on to learn more about a current list of recalled eye drops and ...
The use of EzriCare had been linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections that might cause vision loss and even death, warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in February 2023.
By March, the CDC said it knew of 68 cases of illness and death linked to the eye drops. Now, doctors have put together evidence that some of these infections were seen as early as spring 2022.
In February 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people against using EzriCare eye drops because bottles of the product had been linked to drug-resistant ...
The eye drops were contaminated with an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an aggressive bacterium, according to the CDC. Global Pharma Healthcare is voluntarily recalling ...
Cleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Months before U.S. health officials ...
The CDC and FDA urge patients to immediately stop using the recalled eye drops — even if you haven't yet experienced an adverse reaction. Patients who have previously used potentially unsafe ...
when the CDC tallied three dead. Thirteen more patients have also since been confirmed, though around half of them were actually from specimens gathered before the February recall of eye drops.
By March, the CDC said it knew of 68 cases of illness and death linked to the eye drops. Now, doctors have put together evidence that some of these infections were seen as early as spring 2022.
