Contaminated Eye Drops Return To US FDA’s View

FDA says FivFivGo, Rebright and South Moon are copycats in packaging easily mistaken for Lumify OTC eye drops. Testing found South Moon contaminated with bacteria linked to an antibiotic-resistant infection; agency warns using any of the three poses risk of eye infection.

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US regulators find contaminants in unapproved OTC eye drops in packaging intended to resemble a popular brand three months after it appeared they’d reached the end of an extended trail of problems with ophthalmic products.

The Food and Drug Administration recently warned consumers not to purchase or use eye drops sold under the brands FivFivGo, Rebright and South Moon because of the potential risk of...

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