Eye Drops Sold at Walmart Now Part of Ever-Growing Recall

Consumers have a new eye drop to avoid in the big box store.

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its list of dangerous eye products to include Equate Hydration PF Lubricant Eye Drop 10 mL, which is sold at Walmart. According to the updated alert, Walmart is pulling the product from shelves and its website.

It comes after the agency issued a recall last Friday of retailer-brand eye products like Target’s in-house brand up & up, CVS and Rite Aid. Inspectors found unsanitary conditions at the manufacturing sites for these products, and tests showed that bacteria had contaminated some of the products.

Earlier this year, contaminated eye drops led to vision loss in 14 people, and four people died.

These products, according to the FDA, are meant to be bacteria-free, and applying contaminated eye drops could bypass some of the body’s natural defenses against bacteria, leaving the eye vulnerable to infection.

The alert says that people who have used any of the below products and have signs of an eye infection should speak to a healthcare provider as soon as possible:

Products recalled from Walmart:

Equate Hydration PF Lubricant Eye Drop 10 mL

Products recalled from CVS Health:

Single pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
Twin pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
Single pack of 15 mL Lubricant Gel Drops
Twin pack of 15 mL Lubricant Gel Drops
15 mL container of Multi-Action Relief Drops
10 mL container of Lubricating Gel Drops
Single pack of 10 mL Lubricating Eye Drops
Twin pack of 10 mL Lubricating Eye Drops
Single pack 15 mL of Mild Moderate Lubricating Eye Drops

Products recalled from Rugby:

15 mL container of Lubricating Tears Eye Drops
15 mL container of Polyvinyl Alcohol 1.4% Lubricating Eye Drops

Products recalled from Leader:

10 mL container of Dry Eye Relief
Single Pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
Twin pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
15 mL container of Dry Eye Relief
15 mL container of Eye Irritation Relief

Products recalled Rite Aid:

Twin Pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
Single pack of 15 mL Lubricant Eye Drops
15 mL container of Gentle Lubricant Gel Eye Drops
15 mL container of Lubricant Gel Drops
10 mL container of Lubricating Gel Drops
15 mL container of Multi-Action Relief Drops

Products recalled from Target:

30 mL container of Up&Up Dry Eye Relief Lubricant Eye Drops
Single pack of 15 mL Up&Up Extreme Relief Dry Eye
Twin pack of 30 mL Up&Up Extreme Relief Dry Eye

Products recalled from Velocity Pharma:

Triple Pack 10 mL Lubricant Eye Drop

Eye Drops Sold at Walmart Now Part of Ever-Growing Recall

The FDA has pulled many products off of the shelves in recent months