By Stephen Nakrosis

Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling several over-the-counter products made and labeled exclusively for Walgreens and for Walmart Inc. (WMT).

The items made for Walgreen that are being recalled being recalled are certain lots of Lubricant Eye Drops Moisturizing Twin Pack; Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Ointment, 5% Hypertonicity Eye Ointment; Sodium Chloride Ophthalmic Solution, 5% Hypertonicity Eye Drops; and Lubricant Eye Ointment PF Soothing.

Products made for Walmart that are being recalled include certain lots of Equate Restore Tears Lubricant Eye Drops Twin Pack; Equate Eye Allergy Relief Drops; Equate Sterile Lubricant Stye Ointment; and Equate Restore PM Nighttime Lubricant Eye Ointment.

Altaire said the recall was initiated "due to management concerns regarding the sufficiency of quality assurance controls over critical systems in the manufacturing facility."

Altaire said it notified Walgreens of the recall on July 3 and has requested that Walgreens notify its customers.

The recall comes a day after Altaire voluntarily recalled multiple ophthalmic products manufactured and labeled exclusively for Perrigo Co. PLC.

-Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 03, 2019 18:19 ET (22:19 GMT)

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