Drug recall: AvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottle…
Class II FDA enforcement event 99712. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Sterling Pharmaceutical Services LLC started this drug recall on 20 Aug 2026. The firm address in the FDA record is in Dupo, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 99712 has 9 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Sep 2026. The record gives the status Ongoing. 15 of the 268 drug events that started in 2026 have more product records. The median drug event of 2026 has 1 product record.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
USA Nationwide
Recalling firm
Sterling Pharmaceutical Services LLC, Dupo, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
9 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0855-2026 | AvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottle, Distributed by: AVKARE, Pulaski, TN, 38478, NDC 50268-068-15 | 12,864 packs | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0856-2026 | Reliable -1 Laboratories, Sodium Chloride Hypertonicity Ophthalmic Solution, 5%, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Distributed by: Reliable-1 Laboratories LLC, Valley Stream, NY, 11580, NDC 69618-077-55. | 11083 bottles | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0857-2026 | Walgreens Lubricant Eye Drops, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 OZ (15 mL) bottles, Distributed by Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0363-8833-15. | 301114 bottles | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0858-2026 | Walgreens Lubricant Eye Drops, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) 1.0 FL OZ (30 mL) TOTAL, 2 count Twin Pack, Distributed by Walgreens Co., 200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0363-8833-15. | 199600 packs | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0859-2026 | Reliable-1 Laboratories Lubricating Tears, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Distributed by: Reliable-1 Laboratories LLC, Valley Stream, NY, 11580, www.reliable1labs.com, NDC 69618-076-55. | 47616 bottles | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0860-2026 | TRP The Relief Products* Gentle Eyes Lubricant Eye Drops, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium 0.5%, Sterile Eye Drops, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Manufactured exclusively for TRP Company, Inc. 1575 Delucci Ln, Reno, NV 89502, NDC 17312-430-15. | 14538 bottles | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0861-2026 | Major LubriFresh P.M. Nighttime Ointment, Net wt. 0.125 oz. (3.5 g) tubes, Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals, 17177 N Laurel Park Drive, Suite 233, Livonia, MI 48152, NDC 0904-6488-38 | 34368 tubes | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0862-2026 | Lubricant Eye Drops-Cameron Pharmaceuticals, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5%, Eye Lubricant, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Distributed by Cameron Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Louisville, KY, 40245, NDC 42494-448-05 | 19284 bottles | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
| D-0863-2026 | AvKare Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) EACH, 1.0 FL OZ (30 mL) TOTAL, 2 count Twin Pack, Distributed by: AVKARE, Pulaski, TN, 38478, NDC 50268-068-02 (carton) | 107,377 packs | Class II | Ongoing | 30 Sep 2026 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2026
- 268
- Share of these events in Class II
- 75%
- Product records in this event
- 9
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0855-2026The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 99712. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/99712/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 3 Nov 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 28 Oct 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
USA Nationwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 99712?
- The event has 9 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
12,864 packs
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2026 have the same class?
- 75% of the 268 drug events that started in 2026 are in Class II.