Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, 1 FL OZ (30 mL) bottle, sold under the following labels: (a) CVS pharmacy brand LUBRICANT EYE DROPS FOR MILD TO MODERATE DRY EYE, Distributed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Woonsocket, RI 02895, UPC 0 50428 053357 7 and UPC 0 50428 27364 7; (b) equate brand Lubricant Eye Drops, Distributed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716, UPC 6 81131 03420 3; and (c) up & up brand lubricant eye drops, Dist. by Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403, UPC 8 58961 79102 0.
Drug Recall
Official source record
- Recall number
- D-375-2014
- Event ID
- 66217
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recalling company
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Reason for recall
- Non-Sterility: Customer complaints of mold in the product after use and handling due to the fact that the preservative used in the lots of Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution may not be effective through expiry.
- Report date
- December 25, 2013
- Recall initiation date
- September 6, 2013
- Termination date
- September 30, 2014
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide
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