Check Your Medicine Cabinet: 39,000 Eye Drop Bottles Recalled Nationwide

• Eye Drop Recall
• FDA Issues Class II Alert
• Check Lot 2552A

More than 39,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled from the U.S. market due to a possible lack of sterility.

The alert involves Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, a product used to relieve discomfort related to eye itchiness.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare voluntarily initiated the recall on July 29, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later reported on the measure.

The recall remains active and affects products shipped to retailers across the United States, so consumers must carefully check the packaging information.

FDA Recalls Eye Drops: This is the Affected Product

The FDA reported that the recall includes exactly 39,060 bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief presented in 15-milliliter containers.

The affected product corresponds to lot 2552A, has an expiration date of September 30, 2027, and was distributed nationally.

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Consumers can also identify the drops using the number NDC 67172-999-01 and the code UPC 6 78112 65920 3.

The official recall registration is D-0766-2026, information that allows distinguishing the involved bottles from other products of the same brand.

Possible Contamination Prompts Recall of Clear Eyes

The reason cited is a lack of sterility guarantee and, consequently, the possibility of contamination, although the origin of the problem was not specified.

It was also not detailed how the drops could have been contaminated, but the situation was sufficient to initiate their preventive recall from the US market.

The FDA classified the measure as Class II, a category used when the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.

According to the provided information, the possibility of serious consequences is remote, and no adverse reactions related to these bottles had been reported so far.

How to Know if Your Drops are Included

The first piece of information that consumers must check is the lot number printed on the product: the involved bottles specifically carry the number 2552A.

Then they can verify the expiration date, set for September 2027, in addition to comparing the NDC and UPC codes mentioned in the recall.

The review is especially important because the 39,060 bottles were shipped to retailers in different parts of the country and not just one region.

If the numbers on your product do not match the identifiers included in the alert, that bottle is not part of the affected lot.

What to Do if You Purchased the Recalled Drops

Those who have a bottle belonging to the affected lot should stop using it to avoid unnecessarily exposing themselves to the possible sterility problem mentioned.

Consumers can discard the product or return it to the establishment where it was purchased, according to the recommendations provided after the recall was announced.

If a person has already used the drops and experiences discomfort or a health problem, they can consult with a medical professional to receive an adequate evaluation.

The recall remains active and preventive while the authorities and the company keep the identified bottles out of the market, according to NBC News, The Guardian, and Enséñame de Ciencia.