FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

VISINE FOR CONTACTS

MDR report key: 1221785 · Received October 1, 2008

Report

Report Number
2246407-2008-00009
Date Received
October 1, 2008
Date of Event
January 11, 2008
Report Date
January 15, 2008
Manufacturer
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON GROUP OF CONSUMER COMPANIES
Product Code
LPN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS/LABORATORY TESTING. IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT THE PRODUCT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B) (6) CONSUMER (GENDER UNSPECIFIED) INSTILLED 2 DROPS OF VISINE CONTACT (GLYCERIN, HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE) IN EACH EYE WITHIN 20 MINUTES ON (B) (6) 2008 FOR DUST IN EYE AND CONTACT LENS WEARER. AFTER PRODUCT USE, THAT SAME DAY SHE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION IN WHICH SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD BURNING AND HALO SIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER, SHE "EVEN HAD HEARING PROBLEMS". ON (B) (6) 2008, SHE WAS SEEN BY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO TOLD HER THAT A PRESERVATIVE IN THE PRODUCT CAN CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION. PRODUCT USE WAS DISCONTINUED ON (B) (6) 2008. THE EVENT RESOLVED ON (B) (6) 2008. FOLLOW-UP #1: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 25 AUG 2008. QC RESULTS. BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE INVESTIGATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE, AS REPORTED IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE (B) (4) MANUFACTURING OR PACKING PROCESS. THE CLINICAL SAFETY DATA INDICATES THAT THE COMPLAINT FOR ALLERGIC REACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH A KNOWN LOW LEVEL INCIDENT RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCT. AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE LOT DOCKET, WHICH INCLUDES ALL CLEANING, BATCH MAKING, ANALYTICAL TESTING, AND PACKAGING WERE REVIEWED. NO DEVIATIONS OR QUALITY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLAINT WERE PRESENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISINE FOR CONTACTS CONTACT LENS PRODUCT LPN JOHNSON AND JOHNSON GROUP OF CONSUMER COMPANIES 0107101

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR Other