Reported Dec 25, 2013 · Terminated

Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, 1 FL OZ (30 mL) bottle, sold under the following labels: (a)…

Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 311 West Lane · Aquebogue, NY · 11931-0849

Is this the product you have?

  • 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
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 11440
    • Exp 09/13
    • labeled for CVS
    • 11441
    • Exp 09/13
    • labeled for CVS
    • 12042
    • Exp 01/14
    • labeled for CVS and Wal-Mart
    • 12103
    • Exp 02/15
    • labeled for Wal-Mart
    • 12203
    • Exp 05/15
    • labeled for CVS and Wal-Mart
    • 12207
    • Exp 05/15
    • labeled for Wal-Mart
    • 12293
    • Exp 08/15
    • labeled for Wal-Mart
    • 12352
    • Exp 09/15
    • labeled for CVS and Target
    • and 12356
    • Exp 09/15
    • labeled for CVS and Target
Amount recalled
363,746 bottles.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

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.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 30, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:26 PM UTC

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