United StatesSterile EYE DROPS AC (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, zinc sulfate 0.25%), 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL) bottles and multiple other 0.5 fl. oz. sterile eye drop products (including Advanced Relief, Dry Eye Relief, Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops) sold under various retailer brands such as Best Choice, Quality Choice, Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, GoodSense, Leader, Harris Teeter, Discount Drug Mart and others, and identified by the lot and expiration codes listed in the notice are affected. They were recalled because of a lack of assurance of sterility and were distributed nationwide in the United States.
What's being recalled
Sterile EYE DROPS AC (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, zinc sulfate 0.25%), 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL) bottles; a) Best Choice, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: VALU MERCHANDISERS, CO., 5000 KANSAS AVE, KANSAS CITY, KS 66106, UPC 0 70038 47010 6; b) QC-Quality Choice, Sterile Eye drops Irritation Relief, Distributed by: CDMA, Inc., Novi, MI 48375, NDC 83324-190-14; c) Discount drug mart, Eye Drops A.C., Discount Drug Mart Food Fair, Medina, OH 44256, UPC 0 93351 01158 0; d) Good Sense Sterile Eye Drops, Distributed By: Perrigo Direct, Inc., Peachtree City, GA 30269, www.PerrigoDirect.com, NDC 50804-160-01; e) Walgreens, Eye Drops, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015, UPC 3 11917 17954 4; f)…
EYE DROPS Advanced Relief, (dextran 70 0.1%, polyethylene glycol 400 1% and tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%), 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Sterile; a) Walgreens, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015; UPC 3 11917 20074 3; b) Kroger, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202; c) CVS Health, Distributed by :CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Woonsocket, RI 02895, UPC 0 50428 43544 1; d) QC-Quality Choice, Distributed by: CDMA, Inc., Novi, MI 48375, NDC 83324-191-14; e) Discount drug mart, Discount Drug Mart Food Fair, Medina, OH 44256, UPC 0 93351 01155 9; f) Foster & Thrive, Distributed by: McKesson Corp., via SSSL, Memphis, TN 38141, NDC 70677-1158-1; g) GoodSense, Distributed By…
Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops, (glycerin 0.2%, hypromellose 0.2% and polyethylene glycol 400 1%) 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles; a) GERI CARE, Distributed by: Gericare Pharmaceuticals Corp., Lakewood, NJ 08701, NDC 57896-181-05; b) TopCare health, DISTRIBUTED BY TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC, ELKGROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007, UPC 0 36800 36100 3; c) Rite Aid, DISTRIBUTEDBY: RITE AID, Camp Hill, PA 17011, NDC 11822-1067-2; d) LEADER DISTRIBUTED BY CARDINAL HEALTH, DUBLIN, OHIO 43017, www.myleader.com, NDC 70000-0502-1; e) Discount drug mart, Discount Drug Mart Food Fair, Medina, OH 44256, UPC 0 93351 01156 6; f) H-E-B, MADE WITH PRIDE & CARE FOR H-E-B, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204, UPC 0 41220 43741 2; g) Foster & Thrive…
Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops (polyethylene 400 0.4%, propylene glycol 0.3%), Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles; a) LEADER, DISTRIBUTED BY CARDINAL HEALTH, DUBLIN, OHIO 43017, www.myleader.com, NDC 70000-0457-1; b) Harris Teeter, Eye Drops, Ultra Lubricant, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC, MATHEWS, NC 28105, UPC 0 72036 73588 1; c) Foster & Thrive, Lubricating Eye Drops, Distributed by: McKesson Corp., via Strategic Sourcing Services LLC, Memphis, TN 38141, www.fosterandthrive.com, NDC 70677-1160-1; d) Walgreens Lubricant Eye Drops, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015, UPC 3 11917 20167 2; e) P high performance Eye drops, DISTRIBUTED BY PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC…
Sterile Eye Drops ORIGINAL FORMULA (tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%), 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles; a) Good Sense Sterile Eye Drops, Distributed By: Perrigo Direct, Inc., Peachtree City, GA 30269, www.PerrigoDirect.com, NDC 50804-141-01; b) Walgreens, Eye Drops, Original Formula, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015, UPC 3 11917 20073 6; c) Walgreens, Eye Drops, Original Formula, 2 Bottles, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015, UPC 3 11917 20076 7; d) Kroger Sterile eye drops, Original, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202, UPC 0 1110 38597 0; e) Sterile eye drops, Regular formula, Product manufactured for: Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA…
Sterile EYE DROPS REDNESS LUBRICANT (glycerin 0.25% and naphazoline HCl 0.012%), 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles; a) Industrial Eye Relief, Distributed by: Cintas Corp., Mason, OH 45040, UPC 130209; b) Good Neighbor Pharmacy Eye Drops, Redness & Dry Eye Relief, Distributed By AmerisourceBergen, Conshohocken, PA 19428, NDC 46122-606-05; c) Colirio Ojo De Aguila Eye Drops, Distributed by: Grandall Distributing Co., Inc., Glendale, CA 91204-2707, UPC 3 48201 01615 5; d) Colirio OFTAL-MYCIN, Distributed by: Grandall Distributing Co., Inc., Glendale, CA 91204-2707, UPC 3 48201 01613 1; e) LEADER Redness Relief, DISTRIBUTED BY CARDINAL HEALTH, DUBLIN, OHIO 43017, www.myleader.com, NDC 70000-0010-1; f)…
STERILE EYE DROPS SOOTHING TEARS (polyethylene glycol 400 0.4% and propylene glycol 0.3%), 0.5 OZ 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) bottles; a) Rugby LUBRICATING EYE DROPS, Distributed by: Rugby Laboratories, Livonia, MI 48152, NDC 0536-1219-94; b) Walgreens, Lubricant Eye Drops, DISTRIBUTED BY: WALGREEN CO., DEERFIELD, IL 60015, UPC 3 11917 20300 3
Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops (polyvinyl alcohol 0.5%, povidone 0.6%), 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles; a) LEADER, DISTRIBUTED BY CARDINAL HEALTH, DUBLIN, OHIO 43017, www.myleader.com, NDC 70000-0011-1; b) Good Sense, Distributed By: Perrigo Direct, Inc., Peachtree City, GA 30269, www.PerrigoDirect.com, NDC 50804-110-01; c) Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Distributed By AmerisourceBergen, Conshohocken, PA 19428, NDC 24385-006-05; d) TopCare health, DISTRIBUTED BY TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC, ELKGROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007, UPC 0 36800 09331 7; e) Best Choice, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: VALU MERCHANDISERS, CO., KANSAS CITY, KS 66106, UPC 0 70038 47008 3; f) Kroger, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO.…
Recalling firm: K.C. Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Pomona, CA, United States.
How to identify it
Lot: a) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; b) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; c) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; d) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; e) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; f) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; g) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; h)AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; i) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; j) AC24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; Lot: a) AR24D01, Exp.: 04/30/26; AR24G01, AR24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; AR24M01, Exp.: 10/31/26; b) AR24D01, Exp.: 04/30/26; AR24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; AR24M01, Exp.: 10/31/26; c) AR24D01, Exp.: 04/30/26; AR24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; AR24M01, Exp.: 10/31/26; d) AR24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; e) AR24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; f) AR24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; g) AR24M01, Exp.: 10/31/26, h) AR24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; AR24M01, Exp.:10/31/26; I) AR24M01, Exp.:10/31/26; j) AR24D01, Exp.: 04/30/26. Lot: a) LT24E01, LT24E02, LT24E03, Exp.: 05/31/26; LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; LT24M01, LT24M02, Exp.: 10/31/26; b) LT24E03, Exp.: 05/31/26; LT24F01, Exp.:06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.:07/31/26; LT24M02, Exp.: 10/31/26; c) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; d) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; e) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; f) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; g) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; h) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; i) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; j) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; k) LT24G01, Exp.: 07/31/26; L) LT24F01, Exp.: 06/30/26; m) Lot: a) SU24E01, SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26; b) SU24E01, Exp.: 5/31/26; c) SU24E01, SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26; d) SU24E01, SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; e) SU24E01, SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26; f) SU24E01, SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26; g) SU24E01, SU24E02, SU24E03, Exp.: 5/31/26; h) SU24E01, Exp.: 5/31/26; i) SU24E01, SU24E02, SU24E03, Exp.: 5/31/26; j) SU24E03, Exp.: 5/31/26; k) SU24E02, Exp.: 5/31/26; SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26; L) SU24K01, Exp.: 9/30/26. Lot: a) RG24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; RG24G02, Exp.: 07/31/26; b) RG24E01, Exp.: 05/31/26; RG24G02…
The hazard
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
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Where it was sold
Nationwide in the US
The official notice
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