In addition to one death, the sight of 55 people was affected by Indian eye drops, Photo: File
New Delhi: An Indian drug company has recalled the entire stock of its eye drops in the US over deaths.
According to the world news agency, the Indian company Global Pharma Healthcare has decided to bring back the stall of the eye drops EzriCare, which caused deaths, when the American organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the testing of these eye drops.
This eye drop affected the vision of 55 people in 2 dozen states of the United States, 5 of which lost their vision completely, while one person died, which was also immediately investigated by the FDA. .
The US health protection agency FDA said in its statement after investigation that these eye drops may be contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria that can cause permanent vision loss and even death.
The American agency “FDA” has warned the patients and doctors using the mentioned eye drops to completely avoid using and recommending EzriCare Artificial Tears.
On the other hand, the Indian company Global Pharma Healthcare has acknowledged the investigation report of the FDA and said that the company has recalled the entire stock of eye drops from the United States.
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