Eye Drops and Ointment sold at Walgreens, Walmart recalled due to infertility issues

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The New York-based company Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Wednesday the recall of eye drops and ointments sold at Walgreens and Walmart. (iStock)

Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Wednesday that it has voluntarily recalled several of its eye drops and ointments due to infertility issues.

The New York-based company said in a statement that it had launched the voluntary recall because of "management's concerns about the adequacy of quality assurance checks on critical systems of the company." manufacturing facility ".

The company said that the administration of a "non-sterile product intended to be sterile" could result in serious infections that can be life-threatening or fatal. The company said that she had not received any reports of adverse effects.

The company said it was recalling over-the-counter products sold at Walmart that had been shipped to the retailer on specific dates. Products include the Equate Restore Tores Lubricant Eye Pack, Equate Eye Eye Allergy Treatment, Equate Sterile Lubricating Ointment, Equate Comfort Lubricant Eye Gel Pack, Equate Night & Day Restore Lubricant Pack for Eyes . Advanced Twin Pack, Equate Support Advanced, Advanced Lubricant Eye Drops without Preservative Dose, Advanced Equate Support Lubricant Gel Drops, Equate Lubricant Eye Drops Humidity Support and Harmony Harmony Lubricant Eye Drops. Click here to see the complete recall list and lot numbers.

Altaire recalled that it recalled products sold at Walgreens, including moisturizing eye lubricant, lubricating eye drops, ophthalmic sodium chloride serum, 5% hypertonicity for the eyes, ophthalmic solution of sodium chloride and 5% hypertonicity for eyes and eye protection. For a full list of reminders and lot numbers, click here.

The company also announced that it had voluntarily recalled 59 batches of prescription ointments and 11 batches of Puralube Ophthalmic Ointment "manufactured and labeled exclusively for Perrigo Company PLC," according to the US Food & Drug Administration. The recalled products included ophthalmic ointment made from neomycin and polymixin B and zinc and bacitracin, NEO-POLY Dex, NEO-POLYCIN HC, POLYCIN, sodium sulfacetamide ophthalmic ointment, and poldube. Click here to see the complete list of lots.

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The company said it had informed Walgreens, Perrigo and Walmart of the recalls. He asked consumers to contact the company to ask him questions and to consult a doctor if they had "encountered problems".