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, Distributed by: McKesson Corp., via Strategic Sourcing Services LLC, Memphis, TN 38141, www.fosterandthrive.com, NDC 70677-1158-1; h) meijer, DIST. BY MEIJER DISTRIBUTION, INC., GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544, www.meijer.com, NDC 41250-718-01; i) DG health Sterile, DISTRIBUTED BY OLD EAST MAIN CO., GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072, UPC 0 95072 02656 0; j) Harris Teeter, Eye Drops, Artificial Tears, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC, MATHEWS, NC 28105, UPC 0 72036 71303 2; k) exchange select, Manufactured for your Military Exchanges by: KC Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pomona, CA 91768, UPC 6 14299 05620 6; l) Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Distributed By AmerisourceBergen, Conshohocken, PA 19428, NDC 46122-605-05
Drug Recall
Official source record
- Recall number
- D-0411-2026
- Event ID
- 98533
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recalling company
- K.C. Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Reason for recall
- Lack of Assurance of Sterility
- Report date
- April 8, 2026
- Recall initiation date
- March 3, 2026
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide in the US
Drug product identifiers
- Manufacturer
- CARDINAL HEALTH 110, LLC. DBA LEADER; Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals, Corp; Meijer Distribution, Inc.; Rite Aid Corporation; Strategic Sourcing Services LLC
- Brand names
- ARTIFICIAL TEARS; FOSTER AND THRIVE ADVANCED RELIEF EYE DROPS; LEADER DRY EYE RELIEF EYE DROPS; MEIJER DRY EYE RELIEF; RITE AID EYE DROPS DRY EYE RELIEF
- Generic names
- GLYCERIN; GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400, TETRAHYDROZOLINE HCL
- Substance names
- GLYCERIN; HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED; HYPROMELLOSES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400; TETRAHYDROZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- Product NDCs
- 11822-1067; 41250-718; 57896-181; 70000-0502; 70677-1158
- Package NDCs
- 11822-1067-2; 41250-718-01; 46122-605-05; 57896-181-05; 70000-0502-1; 70000-0502-2; 70677-1158-1
- Route
- OPHTHALMIC
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