US/Silver Spring: Global Pharma Healthcare, a Chennai, Tamilnadu, India establishment, recalls all current batch/lots of EzriCare and Delsam Pharma branded Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops from the American marketplace due to suspected Verona Integron-mediated Metallo-β-lactamase (VIM)- and Guiana-Extended Spectrum-β-Lactamase (GES)-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-GES-CRPA) contamination with consequential risks of eye infections, permanent loss of vision and bloodstream infection, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.
Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following Drug are subject to this recall:
Filed under: Bacterial or viral contamination, Food & Drink, Pseudomonas aeruginosa [Gram-neg], US CDC, US FDA | Tagged: bacterial contamination hazard, Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, CDC, CDC Alert: CDCHAN-00485, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cornea Infection, drug, Endophthalmitis, eye drops, FDA, Health Advisory, Keratitis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination hazard, Recalls Direct RIN: 16768-2023, respiratory infection, Sepsis, suspected bacterial contamination, Urinary Tract Infection, US FDA, US Food and Drug Administration, vision loss | Leave a comment »