U.S. drug regulators are warning people against using eye drops that have amniotic fluid, as no such products are approved for usage in the United States. Some companies are promoting and selling amniotic fluid eyedrops anyways, claiming they help treat, mitigate, or cure issues such as dry eye disease. “There are currently no FDA-approved amniotic…
‘No Assurances:’ FDA Warns Against Using Eye Drops With Amniotic Fluid
FDA Finds Dirty Equipment and Lack of Safeguards at Eye Drops Factory Amid Deadly Outbreak
U.S. inspectors found dirty equipment and other issues at an eye drops factory as officials investigate a serious outbreak of bacterial infections, some of which have led to deaths. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors saw “black, brown colored greasy deposit” on one machine and found the machine had not been cleaned for weeks,…
FDA Finds Dirty Equipment, Lack of Safeguards at Eye Drops Factory Amid Deadly Outbreak
U.S. inspectors found dirty equipment and other issues at an eye drops factory as officials investigate a serious outbreak of bacterial infections, some of which have led to deaths. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors saw a “black, brown colored greasy deposit” on one machine and found that the machine hadn’t been cleaned for…
FDA Restricts Imports of Eye Drops Amid Bacterial Outbreak With Risk of Blindness, Death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday that it has restricted imports from an Indian health care company amid a multistate bacterial outbreak linked to recalled eye drops. At least one person has died, five are permanently blind, and at least 55 cases have been identified as of Jan. 31 in the 12-state outbreak involving…
Eye Drops to Replace Your Reading Glasses?
The U.S Food and Drug Administration approved prescription eye drops, called Vuity, to treat presbyopia, commonly known as age-related farsightedness. People with presbyopia have trouble focusing on objects close up, and it commonly affects people beginning in their early- to mid-40s, progressively worsening until about age 65. If you have presbyopia, you may find that…
First FDA-Approved Eye Drops to Counter Age-Related Blurry Near Vision
The first-ever eye drop approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to combat symptoms of presbyopia, or age-related blurry near vision, is now available by prescription nationwide. Pharmaceutical company Allergan, owned by AbbVie, announced the development on Dec. 9. The company says its eye drops, “Vuity,” or pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 1.25 percent, is now the…
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