FDA Warning Letter Explorer
Drugs · Jul 9, 2025

Covalent Medical

3 extracted findings · 2 model-assigned issue types

FDA source excerpt, selected passage

your FOCUS PI Post-Injection Eye Drops product is an unapproved new drug introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355(a) and 331(d).

Findings and supporting evidence

Model-assisted readings, not an exhaustive interpretation. Compare with the extracted source findings below.

Registration, listing & premarket

The product is an unapproved new drug marketed without an approved application.

Supporting FDA text
Source excerpt · automated text-match check

your FOCUS PI Post-Injection Eye Drops product is an unapproved new drug introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355(a) and 331(d).

Labeling, claims & marketing

The product is misbranded because it does not comply with section 505G and lacks an approved application.

Supporting FDA text
Source excerpt · automated text-match check

your FOCUS PI Post-Injection Eye Drops drug product is misbranded under section 502(ee) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(ee), because this product is a nonprescription drug subject to section 505G of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355h, but does not comply with the requirements for marketing under that section and is not the subject of an application approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355.

Labeling, claims & marketing

The product's labeling includes claims for post-injection irritation relief not permitted by the OTC monograph.

Supporting FDA text
Source excerpt · automated text-match check

the statements made in your product labeling on your website and social media sites include claims for relief of post-injection irritation, which are not permitted indications for ophthalmic demulcent drug products in monograph M018.

Findings extracted from the letter

Selected FDA passages, not the complete letter.

01
your FOCUS PI Post-Injection Eye Drops product is an unapproved new drug introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce in violation of sections 505(a) and 301(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355(a) and 331(d).

Source passage selected by the model

02
your FOCUS PI Post-Injection Eye Drops drug product is misbranded under section 502(ee) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(ee), because this product is a nonprescription drug subject to section 505G of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355h, but does not comply with the requirements for marketing under that section and is not the subject of an application approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 355.

Source passage selected by the model

03
the statements made in your product labeling on your website and social media sites include claims for relief of post-injection irritation, which are not permitted indications for ophthalmic demulcent drug products in monograph M018.

Source passage selected by the model

What FDA requested

Model-assisted summary. Consult the letter for complete requests and conditions.

  • Notify FDA in writing of specific steps taken to correct violations
  • Explain each step taken to prevent recurrence of violations
  • Provide copies of related documentation
  • Provide reasoning and supporting information if product believed not in violation
  • State reason for delay and time to complete correction if not done within 15 days

Sections and clauses cited

As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.

Keep exploring

More drug letters

Recent records for the same product type. Your previous filters remain available when you return.

Keep exploring

For regulated teams

Put this kind of reading to
work on your own records.

Botable builds and runs a custom AI layer around the software you already use, so your team can do the job you hired them for.

FDA Warning Letter Alerts

Share this view

Send the same filters, search and view to a colleague.

You choose what to post or send. Sharing a link does not change access to this site.