#EzriCare Artificial Tears
Photo
(via Extremely drug-resistant germ found in eye drops infects 55 in 12 states; 1 dead | Ars Technica)
do not fuck with your eyes
83 notes
·
View notes
Text
CDC: 2 more people have died after using over-the-counter eye drops — and 4 people had their eyes surgically removed
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2966303460095-cdc-2-more-people-have-died-after-using-over-the-counter-eye-drops-and-4-people-had-their-eyes-surgically-removed
View On WordPress
#Eye Drops#EziCare#EzriCare Artificial Tears#Global Attacks#Global News#Health Risk#Healthcare#Target Healthcare Sector#YodaSec#YodaSec Expose#YodaSec&039;s Blog
0 notes
Text
Quick psa as someone who works in optometry -
Right now there is a recall on a few brands of artificial tears (namely EzriCare and Delsam Pharma) due to contamination with a rare antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
If you use eye drops please check your brand and if you use these you may want to consider seeing a doctor ASAP. Eye infections are incredibly serious as your eyes are so close to your brain, and this particular bacterial strain is aggressive. 3 people have died from this recall thus far and 4 others have lost their eyes.
Stay safe out there folks
#not my typical post but#we had a kid come in today as a followup from his PCP with this#& all our doc could say was 'keep up the antibiotics and do warm compresses and if that doesn't help in time you'll have to get it removed'#and I've been thinking about that ever since#can u imagine taking drops as always for ur dry ass eyes and then 2 weeks later you need to have one removed or you'll die
14 notes
·
View notes
Text
"A Snohomish County man has died from a blood infection officials believe was caused by over-the-counter eye drops, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled Ezricare Artificial Tears on Thursday after a "multistate outbreak" of an extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Public health investigators have not confirmed the Snohomish County man used an Ezricare product, although he did use artificial tears.
"Patients have been coming and going, 'What the heck? How is it possible that an eye drop could kill somebody?'" said Dr. Evie Lawson, optometrist at Eyes on You in Seattle.
KING 5 spoke with two eye and vision experts Thursday to learn more about the bacteria.
"This specific strain of Pseudomonas is actually very resistant to multiple antibiotics," said Dr. Courtney E. Francis, ophthalmologist and Medical Director at University of Washington Medicine Eye Institute.
Ezricare is sold in multidose, single-use bottles.
"Preservative-free artificial tears don't have a way to stop bacteria from contaminating them," Francis said.
If used incorrectly, Lawson said that single-use products can present risk for infection.
"You open this up, you use the drops, if you set it down next to your sink, and then you pick it up the next day, you put a drop in. If there's any-- you washed your face, water splashed over this, water has the bacteria in it, all of a sudden that's now infected, and there's nothing there to kill those bugs. And so you put the drops in, boom, you've just infected your eyes," Lawson said. "If it gets into that bloodstream, then all of a sudden it's blood-borne, it's through your entire body."
The CDC said at least five others infected in the US had permanent vision loss linked to Ezricare. You're encouraged to stop using this brand of eye drops and discard them if you have them.
But eye doctors said it's best not to panic.
"This was a very rare instance for this to occur," Francis said.
Rather, see a doctor right away if you used Ezricare and have symptoms.
"Kind of some goopy discharge, or a little bit of redness?" Lawson said. "Don't wait two weeks to see what is going to happen."
Meanwhile, Ezricare has stopped distributing the eye drops and is urging consumers to stop using the product."
18 notes
·
View notes
Text
Two more people have died and more details of horrifying eye infections are emerging in a nationwide outbreak linked to recalled eye drops from EzriCare and Delsam.
The death toll now stands at three, according to an outbreak update this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 68 people in 16 states have been infected with a rare, extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain linked to the eye drops. In addition to the deaths, eight people have reported vision loss and four have had their eyeballs surgically removed (enucleation).
In a case report published this week in JAMA Ophthalmology, eye doctors at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, part of the University of Miami Health System, reported details of one case linked to the outbreak—a case in a 72-year-old man who has an ongoing infection in his right eye with vision loss, despite weeks of treatment with multiple antibiotics. When the man first sought treatment he reported pain in his right eye, which only had the ability to detect motion at the point, while his left eye had 20/20 vision. Doctors noted that the white of his right eye was entirely red and white blood cells had visibly pooled on his cornea and in the front inner chamber of his eye.
The man's eye tested positive for a P. aeruginosa strain resistant to multiple antibiotics—as did the bottle of EzriCare artificial tear eye drops he had been using. After further testing, doctors switched the man's treatment plan to using hourly doses of antibiotics to which the bacterial strain was least resistant. At a one-month follow-up visit, the redness and eye infiltrates had improved in the man's eye. But to date, the infection has persisted, the doctors reported, as has his vision loss.
#tw eye injury#ezricare#delsam#eye drop recall#tw body horror#story’s language is a little sensational but the facts are there#March 2023
12 notes
·
View notes
Text
The number of people with highly drug-resistant bacterial infections linked to contaminated eyedrops has reached 81, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
The 81 cases, up from 68 identified in March, include 14 people who have been blinded and four others who had to have their eyeballs surgically removed.
Though most infections have been limited to the eyes, the bacteria can be fatal when it enters the bloodstream. As of Monday, the CDC said, four people have died.
"These were catastrophic and life-altering infections," Maroya Spalding Walters, who leads the CDC's antimicrobial resistance team, said in an interview.
Though many patients said they’d used multiple brands of eyedrops, EzriCare Artificial Tears was found to be a common brand among those infected. Opened bottles of the EzriCare eyedrops were also found to harbor the same bacteria found in samples taken from patients.
The EzriCare products were manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare in India and sold mostly online. The CDC and FDA said people should stop using them, as well as two other eye products made by the same manufacturer: Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment.
3 notes
·
View notes
Quote
米疾病予防センター (CDC) によると、米国で人工涙液が関係しているとみられる超多剤耐性緑膿菌アウトブレイクが発生しているそうだ
(CDC のアウトブレイク情報、
Ars Technica の記事)。
アウトブレイクの発生している株は VIM 型メタロβラクタマーゼおよび GES 型βラクタマーゼ産生カルバペネム耐性緑膿菌 (VIM-GES-CRPA) だという。3 月 14 日時点では 16 の州で 68 人の患者が確認されており、1 人が死亡、8 人が失明、4 名が眼球摘出手術を受けたとのこと。患者の多くは人工涙液の使用を報告しており、37 人が 4 つの医療施設クラスターに結び付けられている。
患者から報告のあった人工涙液のブランドは 10 種類以上、中には複数ブランドの人工涙液を使用している患者もいる。ただし、EzriCare Artificial Tears という市販の防腐剤無添加製品が最も多く報告されたブランドであり、4つのクラスターで唯一共通のブランドとのこと。患者から提供された ErziCare の開封済みボトルから回収された VIM-GES-CRPAはアウトブレイク株と一致しており、未開封ボトルのテストも進められているとのことだ。
この製品については VIM-GES-CRPA 汚染の恐れがあるとして Global Pharma Healthcare が 2 月からリコールを実施しており、日本でも厚生労働省の「あやしいヤクブツ連絡ネット」が個人輸入において注意すべき医薬品に挙げている。
米国、人工涙液が関係するとみられる超多剤耐性緑膿菌アウトブレイク | スラド サイエンス
3 notes
·
View notes
Text
The manufacturer of a brand of over-the- counter eye drops said that it was recalling the product, EzriCare Artificial Tears, after it was linked to a drug-resistant bacteria strain that has caused at least one person's death and vision loss in five others.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised people to stop using the eye drops, as the agency investigates an outbreak of a strain of the bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause infections in the blood, lungs and other parts of the body. This strain of the bacteria had never been identified in the United States before the current outbreak and is resistant to a class of antibiotics called carbapenems, which are generally considered a last resort.
The bacteria strain had been found in 55 people in 12 states as of Tuesday, the C.D.C. said. The agency said that the infections had caused one death, vision loss in five of 11 people who had eye infections, and some hospitalizations.
Another Note👇
They stop this but let a vaxxine known to cause multiple adverse effects and tens of thousands of deaths continue to be used. History has shown inoculations we're stopped after 25 adverse reactions and or deaths.
Does this even make sense to you?🤔
#pay attention#educate yourself#educate yourselves#reeducate yourself#knowledge is power#reeducate yourselves#think for yourself#think for yourselves#think about it#do your homework#do your research#do your own research#question everything#ask yourselves#ask yourself#government lies#history research#hidden history#american history#history lesson#history
3 notes
·
View notes
Text
Two eye-drop products, sold under the names EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, have been recalled by their manufacturer, Global Pharma Healthcare, due to potential bacterial contamination.
Consumer Reports
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Holy Crap.
Consumers are being warned against using more than two dozen eye drop products sold over-the-counter at major retailers including CVS, Target and Rite Aid.
0 notes
Text
FDA Warns Major Brands’ Eyedrops May Pose Infection Risk
FDA Issues Warning on Over-the-Counter Eyedrops
Over two dozen over-the-counter Eyedrops medicines are being advised to be discontinued by federal health officials due to a possible risk of eye infection that could result in blindness or partial vision loss.
26 eye care items, including eyedrops and gels from CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite Aid, Target up&up, and Velocity Pharma, were the subject of a notice delivered by the Food and Medication Organization on Friday.
The FDA advises consumers to properly dispose of these products by either bringing them back to a site where medicines can be returned or by confirming that the item is included on the agency’s “flush list” of drugs that are safe to discard at home.
Although the FDA stated that it had not received any complaints of infections linked to these items, it was urging medical professionals and patients to notify the agency of any cases they may have.
According to regulations, it is crucial that these items remain sterile because medications administered to the eyes circumvent some of the body’s natural defenses.
Retailers Respond to FDA Eyedrop
According to the FDA, CVS, Rite Aid, and Target are taking the goods off from their websites and physical locations. Federal regulators stated that although products bearing the names Leader, Rugby, and Velocity might still be sold in stores and online, they shouldn’t be bought.
Through a representative, Rite Aid acknowledged that it was taking “applicable Rite Aid branded products” off of shop shelves. Customers could return the products for a complete refund, according to a CVS spokesperson, who stated that the retail company “immediately stopped the sale in-store and online of all products supplied by Velocity Pharma within the CVS Health Brand Eye Products portfolio.” Requests for comments were not immediately answered by the other merchants.
Also Read: India’s Mobile Data Market Set to Capture 1/3rd Share by 2030
The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued warnings to customers in January to discontinue using Delsam Pharma’s and EzriCare’s artificial tears. The eyedrops were connected to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug-resistant strain that was responsible for at least four fatalities and 14 cases o Eyedropsf eyesight Eyedrops loss.
Follow Digital Fox Media for latest business news.
0 notes
Text
2023-05-22
Health
Singapore: More seniors undergoing major surgery as population ages - 1 of them is 94!!!
Recalled contaminated eye drops linked to bacteria have led to a 4th death, CDC says - “The CDC and the FDA in February warned patients and clinicians to stop using EzriCare or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears products after one death from an infection and reactions in dozens of patients, some who experienced permanent eye loss.”
Transport
Singapore: Shortage of drivers pushes ComfortDelGro to end 4 school bus contracts by this June
Singapore: ERP rates at 7 locations to be reduced by $1 for June school holidays
Singapore: SMRT to roll out video analytics system on Bukit Panjang LRT before Q3 this year - it will alert staff whenever a person is on the tracks
Environment
Experts call for uniform air quality indicator (AQI) in ASEAN ahead of transboundary talks in Singapore - our government will probably be against it as it will allow others to realise how polluted & $hitty our air really is
Nature
Black panther dies after being hit by car in Malaysia - didn’t know Malaysia still had black panthers!
Singapore
^ Army commando helps elderly woman after she falls off her bicycle - I’m not sure why people are making such a big deal out of this; this sort of behaviour should be expected of everyone on this planet (unless they’re a monster)
Wife of interior designer who went MIA, leaving customers in the lurch, claims she has made a missing persons report
Company apologises after employee asks man to pay $6.50 for coffee he had at job interview - so that’s how they make money!!!
155 hectares of skyrise greenery up as Singapore closes in on Green Plan target of 200 hectares - is this our hypocritical government’s way of compensating for the numerous forests they have razed here over the years (& continue to raze)?!
Delta Sport Centre reopens with bigger gym, new futsal courts, & more badminton courts
Man to be charged over misappropriation of funds & theft of luxury watches worth $1.6m
15 years’ jail for 86-year-old man who hacked ex-partner to death for not giving him bigger room - he had been abusive to her decades ago before she finally left him; she later allowed him to move back in, which is when he killed her
Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19 for 1st time
More family offices setting up base here, above pre-pandemic numbers
Food
Singapore: Diner horrified after spotting “medium-sized” rat at AMK Vietnamese baguette stall
JB faces cook shortage with many preferring to work in Singapore instead
0 notes
Text
Another person has died in an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eye drops, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in an update on Thursday.
The outbreak now totals 81 cases across 18 states. In addition to the four deaths, health officials have tallied reports of 14 people with vision loss and an additional four people who have had their eyeballs surgically removed (enucleation) due to infection.
The bacteria behind the outbreak is a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dubbed VIM-GES-CRPA. This unwieldy acronym stands for a carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa (CRPA) with Verona integron-mediated metallo-β-lactamase (VIM) and Guiana extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (GES). It is an extensively drug-resistant strain of bacteria that, until this outbreak, had never been seen in the US before.
US health officials have traced the bacteria's origins to contaminated eye drops, with EzriCare artificial tears being the most common product used by people infected during the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration reported a recall of these drops in February after the CDC released a health alert about 55 cases and the link to the eye drops. The manufacturer of EzriCare eye drops, India-based Global Pharma, also recalled two other products it makes: Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Ointment. The CDC and the FDA advise people to stop using these products immediately if they haven't already.
Before the recalls, the eye drops were readily available nationwide and sold through Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and other retailers. Clinical samples indicate the contamination spans from at least May 2022 to April 2023, though the CDC has advised health care professionals to report any suspect clinical samples dating back to January 2022.
This week's outbreak update includes 13 new cases since the last outbreak update in March, six of which had samples collected prior to the recall and are now confirmed and added to the tally. Of the seven other newly added cases, most either resided in long-term care facilities with other known cases or reported continued use of one of the recalled artificial tears, the CDC reported. Another person has died in an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eye drops, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in an update on Thursday.
The outbreak now totals 81 cases across 18 states. In addition to the four deaths, health officials have tallied reports of 14 people with vision loss and an additional four people who have had their eyeballs surgically removed (enucleation) due to infection.
The bacteria behind the outbreak is a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dubbed VIM-GES-CRPA. This unwieldy acronym stands for a carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa (CRPA) with Verona integron-mediated metallo-β-lactamase (VIM) and Guiana extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (GES). It is an extensively drug-resistant strain of bacteria that, until this outbreak, had never been seen in the US before.
US health officials have traced the bacteria's origins to contaminated eye drops, with EzriCare artificial tears being the most common product used by people infected during the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration reported a recall of these drops in February after the CDC released a health alert about 55 cases and the link to the eye drops. The manufacturer of EzriCare eye drops, India-based Global Pharma, also recalled two other products it makes: Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Ointment. The CDC and the FDA advise people to stop using these products immediately if they haven't already.
Before the recalls, the eye drops were readily available nationwide and sold through Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and other retailers. Clinical samples indicate the contamination spans from at least May 2022 to April 2023, though the CDC has advised health care professionals to report any suspect clinical samples dating back to January 2022.
This week's outbreak update includes 13 new cases since the last outbreak update in March, six of which had samples collected prior to the recall and are now confirmed and added to the tally. Of the seven other newly added cases, most either resided in long-term care facilities with other known cases or reported continued use of one of the recalled artificial tears, the CDC reported.
3 notes
·
View notes
Text
Artificial tears, alarm in the US for bacterial infections from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. How to avoid problems
It is a gesture that many people do every day who, to find relief from red eyes and dryness, instill ‘artificial tears’, eye drops that can also be bought in drugstores, supermarkets and online because they are over-the-counter products. Well, in the United States there is alarm because some people have lost their sight and there have even been deaths so much so that EzriCare Artificial Tears, an…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops costs fire captain sight in one eye
3 deaths linked to recalled eye drops
Three deaths linked to recalled eye drops
02:09
Three people have died and eight others have lost their vision as a result of drug-resistant bacteria infections linked to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is warning against using EzriCare and Delsam Pharma artificial tears, which have been recalled due…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Bacteria in recalled eye drops linked to cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs
CNN
—
A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eyedrops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs and one death.
Global Pharma Healthcare’s Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, were first recalled in early February.
In an update this week, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Last Seen Blogs
binxdoesgaming
That Clover Team Leader from Twitter
lunasblues
Fuck Food Drink Tea 🍵
badly-drawn-tfa-optimuus
Ask away!
moving-across-the-atlantic
love knows no borders
kasjdha
𝕄 A O R 𝕊O U N D