FDA faults company behind recalled eye drops for multiple violations

FDA faults company behind recalled eye drops for multiple violations, bans imports

Feb 03, 2023 by CBS News

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  • February 2, 2023 / 10:01 PM / CBS News EzriCare recalls eye drops linked to infections EzriCare recalls eye drops linked to infections 00:24 The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has moved to restrict imports of products manufactured by an Indian healthcare firm, after it urged the company to recall eye drops linked to an outbreak of "extensively drug-resistant" bacteria across the country.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to doctors around the country over an unprecedented outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that had sickened at least 55 people across a dozen states.
  • The bacteria in the outbreak has taken hold in a range of different parts of the body for patients in the outbreak, ranging from respiratory infections to the urinary tract.
  • While patients in the outbreak had used multiple artificial tears products, the CDC said EzriCare is the only brand that was identified across all "four healthcare facility clusters" of cases.

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