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Lethal Eye Drop Recall!....3 people die after using contaminated eyedrops bought at Walmart, CVS and Target: 8 lose vision, 4 have eyeballs surgically removed.... rare bacterial superbug in solution........
Daily mail ^ | 3/23/2023 | Andrew cavallier

Posted on 03/22/2023 11:18:33 PM PDT by caww

Eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were recalled ....

As of March 14, a reported 68 patients in 16 states have been infected with this 'rare strain' of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, according to an update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Global Pharma Healthcare recalled its Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops that were distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma last month. The drops had been sold at drug stores across the country, including Walmart, Target, and CVS, and on Amazon, though the products have since been pulled.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aeruginosa; artificialtears; eye; eyedrops; eyes; ezricare; health; productrecall; pseudomonas; vision
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To: SamAdams76

Well, when you develop double vision, the drops eliminate the condition. The double vision is common as you get older


21 posted on 03/23/2023 5:54:04 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: TexasGator

I always thought she looked like Corporal Max Klinger...


22 posted on 03/23/2023 5:58:05 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: TexasGator

Is that Iggy Pop?


23 posted on 03/23/2023 5:59:33 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (5,016,040 Truth | 87,539,833 Twitter)
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To: SamAdams76

Rosa DeLauro


24 posted on 03/23/2023 6:05:44 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: mass55th

I do Areds tablets and refresh eye lubricants for eyes also. My condition is macular degeneration


25 posted on 03/23/2023 6:31:30 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is ~~. tell the storm how BIG your GOD is! D)
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To: caww

Geeze...my eyes are always bothering me and I’ve been tempted many times to buy drops...but haven’t.


26 posted on 03/23/2023 6:33:46 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: TexasGator

Geeze...did she just stumble out of Treblinka?


27 posted on 03/23/2023 6:35:17 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Red Badger; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; ..

CDC says to stop using Ezricare Artificial Tears as it probes infections and a death
CBS News | FEBRUARY 1, 2023 / 7:56 AM | Staff
Posted on 2/1/2023, 10:13:22 AM by Red Badger
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4127673/posts


28 posted on 03/23/2023 8:52:32 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv; dangerdoc; citizen; Liberty1970; Red Badger; PA Engineer; glock rocks; free_life; ...

Pinging all the lists! Sorry for multiple pings!..............................


29 posted on 03/23/2023 8:55:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Yikes. Thanks for the ping.


30 posted on 03/23/2023 8:57:47 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: DoughtyOne

I am expecting that any Rx drops are fine. Only the otc that are in the recall .. yes ?


31 posted on 03/23/2023 9:03:11 AM PDT by George from New England
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To: caww
I use a variety of eye drops for my dry eyes, but most often "Refresh" and "Systane Ultra." Sometimes I pick up "Equate" at Walmart. I just looked at the Equate bottle and it says "satisfaction guaranteed." Does losing your eye count as a valid reason to be dissatisfied?

Sometimes, when I'm out, I pick up off-brands at a convenience store. I'll have to check all my bottles. I keep them in the car and a few drawers at home.

My eye doc just two weeks ago said the preservatives in eye drops can actually dry your eyes out more quickly and aggravate dry eye. The more you use the drops, the more often you'll need them! He suggested preservative-free drops and gave me some samples that come in panel of tear-off single-use plastic tubes. I don't remember the brand he recommended, but I just found that Refresh makes one...


32 posted on 03/23/2023 9:06:59 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The government's lying liars love to lie)
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To: Red Badger

:^) If you combine your lists, each subsequent iteration of the nickname gets removed by FR software.


33 posted on 03/23/2023 9:12:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I do, and did not know that! Good to know!................


34 posted on 03/23/2023 9:13:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: caww

BTTT!!!!


35 posted on 03/23/2023 9:21:46 AM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: Red Badger

“Preservative-free drops come in disposable single-use vials. So long as people do not touch the tip of the vial to their eyes or keep it for more than a day, preservative-free drops are safe and a great option for dry eyes,” Ma said. “They tend to be gentle on the eyes and can be used more frequently throughout the day.”

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/fda-recalls-3-brands-of-eye-drops-what-patients-need-to-know-/2023/03


36 posted on 03/23/2023 9:32:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: George from New England

Thanks for the mention.


37 posted on 03/23/2023 10:01:26 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: caww

“Most patients reported using 10 different brands of artificial tears, but EzriCare Artificial Tears, “a preservative-free” brand. Notice preservative free, I’m guessing a preservative would have killed the bacteria.”

The eyedrop solution is supposed to be sterile when purchased so someone screwed up the sterilization cycle on the solution or the contamination was in the bottles which are also supposed to be sterile. The preservative (usually benzalkonium chloride) is there to prevent bacterial growth after the bottle is opened and is more of a disinfectant.


38 posted on 03/23/2023 10:09:54 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Sounds like solid information.


39 posted on 03/23/2023 10:22:50 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: noiseman

I’m with you on the idea that preservatives are there for a purpose.


40 posted on 03/23/2023 10:23:53 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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