FDA Issues New Warnings About Two New Eye Drop Products

According to CBS News, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers to stop using two new eye drop products.

The two products identified are “Dr. Berne's MSM Drops 5% Solution” and “LightEyez MSM Eye Drops – Eye Repair.” The FDA says these eye drops have potential bacterial or fungal contamination, which can lead to vision and life-threatening infections.

According to the FDA, LightEyez's product was contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria that can cause infections in the blood, lungs or other parts of the body. Health authorities think a drug-resistant variant of the bacteria is responsible for the deaths and other health problems tied to suspect eye drops.

These are the latest warnings about eye drops from the FDA. Earlier this year, a number of eye drop brands were linked to a drug-resistant bacteria outbreak that resulted in four deaths and many infections in a total of 18 states. Have you had to throw out and replace your eye drops this year?

Have you ever been prescribed a prescription medication you didn't need to finish? If so you may have a cabinet full of unneeded or expired pills. You know you shouldn't throw them away. But what should you do with them? Well, Novant Health has installed medication take-back containers to help you safely dispose of medications across North Carolina. You can find these containers in Novant hospital lobbies. These containers are accessible to anyone in the community free of charge. And they can be used to dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription and/or OTC medications.

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Make sure if you have any unused medications you dispose of them safely at these convenient North Carolina locations:

Please note syringes, sharps, needles and other biohazard materials are not accepted at drop boxes for safety reasons.

To find other secure medication take back locations across North Carolina, visit Operation Medicine Drop.