What eye drops are recalled? Here's full list of CVS, Walgreens, Kroger brands affected

Federal health officials are requesting consumers to check their eyedrops brands immediately following a nationwide recall of over 3.1 million bottles of eye drops sold under major retail brands.

The affected brands are CVS, Walgreens, and Kroger.

On March 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Pomona-based K.C. Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalled 3,111,072 bottles citing a “lack of assurance of sterility.”

While there’s no confirmed contamination, the company can’t assure that its manufacturing process prevented the introduction of infection-causing microbes.

The recall spans 26 labels, including store brands sold at:

Pharmacy chains

• CVS Health
• Walgreens
• Rite Aid

Grocery stores

• Kroger
• H-E-B
• Publix
• Meijer
• Harris Teeter

Discount and wholesale

• Dollar General
• Circle K
• Cintas
• Leader (wholesale brand)
• Equaline (wholesale brand)

Military Exchanges

• Cardinal Health
• McKesson

What product types are recalled?

The recall covers a wide variety of eye drop formulas, including:

• Artificial Tears
• Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops
• Advanced Relief Eye Drops
• Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops
• Redness Lubricant Eye Drops
• Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops
• Soothing Tears

How to identify recalled bottles

Consumers should check the lot number on their eye drop bottles. Affected lots begin with these codes:

AC, AR, LT, SU, RG, RL, SY, or AT

Most of the recalled bottles have expiration dates for May 2026 or October 2026.