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Eye Wash

Dosage form
SOLUTION
Labeler
CVS Pharmacy
Label updated
2017-03-29
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
WATER
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient

Purified water (99.05%)

Purpose

Eyewash

Uses

washes the eye to help relieve

  • •irritation
  • •stinging
  • •discomfort
  • •itching
  • •burning

by removing

  • •loose foreign material
  • •air pollutants (smog or pollen)
  • •chlorinated water
Warnings

For external use only

Do not use

  • •if you have open wounds in or near the eyes, and get medical help right away
  • •if solution changes color or becomes cloudy

When using this product

  • •remove contact lenses before using
  • •do not touch tip of container to any surface to avoid contamination
  • •replace cap after use

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • •you experience eye pain, changes in vision, continued redness or irritation of the eye
  • •condition worsens or persists

Keep out of reach of children.

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

For use with a nozzle applicator.

  • •flush the affected eye(s) as needed
  • •control the rate of flow of solution by pressure on the bottle
  • •do not touch dropper tip to eye
  •  

    [Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

When using an eye cup

  • •rinse the cup with Soothing Eye Wash Solution

    immediately before each use

  • •avoid contamination of the rim and inside

    surfaces of the cup

  • •fill the cup half full with Soothing Eye Wash

    Solution and apply the cup to the affected eye(s),

    pressing tightly to prevent spillage

Other information

  • •store at 15°-25°C (59°-77°F)
  • •keep tightly closed
  • •does not contain thimerosal
  • •enclosed eyecup is sterile if packaging is intact
  • •use before expiration date marked on the

    carton or bottle

Inactive ingredients

boric acid, sodium borate and sodium chloride. PRESERVATIVE ADDED: benzalkonium chloride

(0.01%)

Questions or comments?

Call: 1-866-767-9161

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

CVS
Health

Soothing

Eye Wash

EYE IRRIGATING

SOLUTION

For daily or emergency

eye cleansing

• Cleanses

• Refreshes

• Soothes

• Sterile eye cup

included

[icon] blue heart with drop inside

STERILE

4 FL OZ (118 mL)

DailyMed Set ID: 049cee29-7ec2-4d5b-8308-f522acde43a7 · Version 3
NDC: 59779-337