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Can cause harm that is usually temporary. Speak to your pharmacist or doctor — do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.
AvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottle, Distributed by: AVKARE, Pulaski, TN, 38478, NDC 50268-068-15
Check the label for
Lot# 3161, Exp 8/2026, Lot# 3245, Expiry: 3/2027; Lot# 3260, Expiry: 5/2027; Lot# 3298, Lot# 3299, and Lot# 3300, Expiry: 6/2027; Lot# 3301, Lot# 3302, Lot# 3305 and Lot# 3306, Expiry: 7/2027
- Why
- Lack of Assurance of Sterility
- Distributed
- USA Nationwide
- Company
- Sterling Pharmaceutical Services LLC
- Announced
- This is the date the recall was announced. A company may have started it weeks earlier.
- Recall began
Already ate or took it and feel unwell? Call Poison Control — 1-800-222-1222
Source: FDA record D-0855-2026 · retrieved 21 September 2026
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