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Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageUsing nonsterile eye drops can cause severe eye infections.Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A California company has recalled more than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops because it had not properly tested – and thus could not prove – whether the products were sterile.

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