adminchemists ordering the return of 35 800. The company, one of the biggest eye-care firms in the world, has asked for the 1 780 batches — which contain 20 bottles in each — to be returned to their New York base after a manufacturing blunder.
In a letter to hospitals and pharmacies, Irene Fazakerley, of the Scottish Government”s health department, said: “Bausch and Lomb is recalling the batch because black particles have been identified in some packs.
“Initial investigations suggest that the contaminant is printing ink, in which case we understand that the risk of toxicity is low.
“No other batches of this or any other product are affected. Healthcare Professionals are asked to quarantine remaining stock and contact the wholesaler from which it was obtained to arrange uplift and replacement.”
A spokesman from the drug watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said: “These eye drops are only used in hospitals and administered by medical professionals. We don’t anticipate that people will have them at home.”
Bausch and Lomb, creator of the iconic Ray-Ban sunglasses, claimed that no one had been harmed by the botched lots of eye anaesthetic.
A spokeswoman said: “Bausch and Lomb is conducting a voluntary recall of a single lot of proxymetacaine 0,5 percent Minims Eye Drops Solution.
“We chose to initiate this recall after confirming a report of the presence of foreign particles in a product from this single lot.
“No adverse events have been reported which have been attributed to the defective product in this single lot. No other lots have been affected.” — Mailonline.
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