04/07/2026
There has been a voluntary recall of store brand eye drops across several retailers due to questions about the sterility of the drop bottles. This includes store brand and generic artificial tears and dry eye relief from Walgreens, Kroger, CVS, and others. If you believe you have purchased one of these bottles of eye drops, stop using them and take them back to the store of purchase. The l8nk below takes you to the FDA announcement and list of affected drops.
Systane, Refresh, TheraTears, Ivizia, and Optase have not been indicated as affected by this recall.
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