Sterile Lubricant Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL); a) LEADER, DISTRIBUTED BY CARDINAL HEALTH, DUBLIN, OHIO 43017, www.myleader.com, NDC 70000-0502-1; b) Crocodile Tears, Distributed by: Crocodile Tears, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, UPC: 8 67166 00000 4; c) Discount drug mart, Discount Drug Mart Food Fair, Medina, OH 44256, UPC: 0 93351 01156 6; d) exchange select, Manufactured for your Military Exchange By: K.C Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pomona, CA 9176, UPC: 6 14299 05620 6; e) GERI CARE, Distributed by: Gericare Pharmaceuticals Corp., 1295 Towbin Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701, NDC 57896-181-05; f) H.E.B Dry Eye, Eye Drops, MADE WITH PRIDE & CARE FOR H-E-B, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204, UPC 0 41220 43741 2; g) Harris Teeter, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, UPC: 0 72036 71303 2; h) Foster & Thrive, Distributed by: McKesson Corp. Via Strategic Sourcing Servies LLC., Memphis, TN 38141, NDC 70677-1157-1; I) TopCare health, DISTRIBUTED BY TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC, ELKGROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007, UPC 0 36800 36100 3.
Drug Recall
Official source record
- Recall number
- D-0006-2027
- Event ID
- 99880
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recalling company
- K.C. Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Reason for recall
- Lack of Assurance of Sterility
- Report date
- October 14, 2026
- Recall initiation date
- September 11, 2026
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- US Nationwide
Drug product identifiers
- Manufacturer
- CARDINAL HEALTH 110, LLC. DBA LEADER; Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals, Corp; Strategic Sourcing Services LLC
- Brand names
- ARTIFICIAL TEARS; FOSTER AND THRIVE DRY EYE RELIEF; LEADER DRY EYE RELIEF EYE DROPS
- Generic names
- GLYCERIN; GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400
- Substance names
- GLYCERIN; HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED; HYPROMELLOSES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400
- Product NDCs
- 57896-181; 70000-0502; 70677-1157
- Package NDCs
- 57896-181-05; 70000-0502-1; 70000-0502-2; 70677-1157-1
- Route
- OPHTHALMIC
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