The attention of the public is drawn by the National Drug Organization (EOF), as, according to information from the American Food and Drug Safety Authority (FDA), two batches -2203PS01 and 1808051- of the product “Purely Soothing 15% MSM Drops” are being recalled in the USA ” (producer: Pharmedica USA LLC), for sterility reasons.

This product is marketed in the US as an anti-inflammatory drug with an eye irritation/edema indication.

It is emphasized that in Greece the specific product does not have a marketing authorization, which means that it has not been evaluated in terms of its safety and effectiveness by the EOF.

According to the FDA update, the product is sold worldwide through e-commerce (eg Amazon) and at trade shows.

Therefore, it is possible that it has also been made available in our country online, as reported by the EOF, pointing out that taking unapproved drugs poses a serious risk to public health.

Taking into account the above, citizens are asked not to use the product, should it come into their possession. The EOF clarifies that this warning does not concern only the two batches that are under recall in the USA but the product as a whole, regardless of the batch number, given that, as mentioned above, it is a product that is not an approved medicine in Greece.

In the context of defending public health, EOF constantly urges the public not to buy medicines from unreliable sources.