Pharmacy

All lots of Weider's eye drops, in1-ounce bottles, are being voluntarilyrecalled by Aloe Flex Enterprises for possible bacterial contamination linked to loss of vision.

STAAR Surgical Co. announced the FDA has given conditional approval for aninvestigational device exemption for the toric implantable contact lens (ICL).

The FDA has authorized Akorn Inc. to market Paramyd, a topical mydriatic/cycloplegic combination product in eye drop form.The drops work quickly to provide short-lasting pupil dilation.

Phakic, aphakic IOLs, bioptics, wavefront-guided correction are all undercurrent study

Irvine, CA-When David E.I. Pyott became president and CEO of Allergan Inc. in January 1998, the company was evaluating its position in the eye-care market.

Recognizing the slow process by which the FDA alerts companies to recallprescription drugs and other products, the agency is working to streamlineits procedures.

The FDA has approved phase I clinicaltrials on Medical Developmental Research Inc.'s Hydroflex II Advanced SeriesHydrophilic Acrylic IOL.