Visine Lr Discontinued? (Page 17) (Top voted first)

Having problems finding this product. Has it been discontinued and if so, do you know why?

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Are they really? I keep seeing conflicting info. I sure hope that is true!!!! I would be one happy person!!!!

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Yes, it burned my eyes a little but not bad. I did try the distilled water and afrin 50/50....it works very good. It may be in my head but I still really like Visine LR the best. I think because it is actually for your eyes and not a nose spray, LOL!!! ;)

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I would stay away from the home pharmacy mixtures and keep up any possible pressure on J & J to bring back L.R. It bothers me more that they won't explain why it was discontinued in the first place. From what I heard, when they do bring it back it'll be under another name other than L.R. according to Visine customer care.

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Since before it was called LR probably 15 yrs or so

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I first used OcuClear, as it also contained oxymetazoline. I learned way back then that the oxymetazoline made the difference. When OcuClear was discontinued, luckily I found Visine LR. I've used it every single day since then, more recently purchasing 6 cartons at a time online.

I started using eye drops because my makeup (esp. mascara and eyeshadows) made my eyes itchy and red. If my eyes are now addicted to eye drops, "oh well." I'll continue the addiction, because after all these years of daily use, my eyes are still completely healthy.

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Opcon A has been a great substitute as I have mentioned earlier. Please keep us updated if Visine LR comes back to shell life

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Unfortunately Andrea, I would have to wish us good luck getting OcuClear eye drops back, as it has been off the market for years. Looks like the company that made OcuClear may still be in business:

Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc.
Memphis, TN 38151

... not sure, though.

My last bottle of Visine LR is like "precious gold."

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It's just too ridiculous. Amazon has a 6-pack of Visine LR for $789.95, as well as a single carton for $99.99.

Unbelievable!

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Well folks, I heard back from Johnson & Johnson again. Sorry to say, it's just not going to happen for us. :-( They're not going to bring Visine LR back, despite all our frustration and begging.

Oh well.

I'm sure J&J considered our disappointment the first time they created a brief "lull" in the production of Visine LR that had folks complaining. But as it is with most things in life, once things are taken off the table, they don't return unless the torch is passed to someone else. It happened with OcuClear and hopefully it will happen with Visine LR.

So, I think we should concentrate on other companies. I've already written Bayer, since they own Afrin, the nose spray containing oxymetazoline.

Hopefully, if not Bayer, then some other company or pharmacy will deem this as a great opportunity for business.

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Hopefully a company that produces a U.S. approved ophthalmic product containing oxymetazoline already exists and is in marketing stages, (doubt it). It takes years to get FDA approval for import. As for a U.S. owned company or any other to produce such product as 'NEW' will take years for approval as the FDA requires 1,2, and sometimes 3 phase trials and then clinical trials before final approval and domestic distribution. I think we're out of luck. I'm hoping something comes about. But. It sounds like tough love.

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Thanks Daryl, I can't believe the price gougers out there...ridiculous!!

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for those of you mixing Afrin in either distilled water or moisture drops, what are you mixing it in? where does one get an empty eye dropper?

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Just returned from Rite Aide, the only store that seemed to carry Visine LR. My .5 oz. bottle is low and I bought it maybe a year ago (Exp: 5/15) so I went to get another. None on the shelves ! Why I wondered? I called home and my son read the active ingredient to me and NONE of the redness relievers had oxymetazoline. So I Googled it and found this blog. I checked eBay and the prices were nuts! After reading everyone's posts I now know it's unavailable and I'm bummed! It works so well. What to do?

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I'm wondering if anyone has tried the Zoamet drops from India? I've been trying to find an alternative and cannot ! I may pursue this and try to get some custom drops manufactured if possible! Would anyone be interested in this?

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I want to add to my last comment that the redness relief offered in other somewhat effective eye drops does not last. Not one of those other eye drops can make the claim. You must reapply them.

Visine LR kept my eyes generally clear throughout the day. At the end of a particularly stressful day, my eys may not look "super white" like they did when I applied the drops in the morning, but they certainly weren't distracting or bloodshot.

I liked applying Visine LR in the morning and not having to worry how my eyes looked by day's end.

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OMG Gene i see what you're talking about, $150 for a box?! Would anyone actually bother getting this at such a price?! Also, like the person just before me said, it's probably wholesalers who have a few left selling them on Amazon - it says "from Johnson and Johnson" on Amazon but if you look it's from different sellers.

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I have had the same experience with Visine regarding Visine LR. I reached out and did not get good news.

I went to Walgreen's and purchased 7 products and began my testing. The first 6 failed completely, however lucky # 7 did the trick.

Clear eyes Cooling Comfort, Redness Relief Active Ingredients: Glycerin (.5% Lubricant), Naphazoline Hydrochloride (0.012%) (Eye redness reliever)

Don't mistake the "cooling" as a burn when you initially put the first drops in. It only lasts about 10 seconds.

I hope this helps at least one of you.

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No luck with Opcon-A for me, but just my two cents. Not only were my eyes still red, they were very dry & my pupils were dilated! Still on the hunt :/

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Hi Rhonda,

I just received the same information from Walgreen's. They talked about the Visine Hydroblend and sending me samples as well. They also said they appreciate the information about the lack of eyedrops with oxymetazoline being on the market.

Perhaps more importantly, I also heard from the Johnson and Johnson Representative for the Walgreen's store. She informed me that Visine LR has been discontinued (we all know that) and that there AREN'T any plans to bring it back NOR to create any OTHER eyedrops with oxymetazoline.

I believe that I have tried the Visine Hydroblend drops without any luck. For me, I unfortunately happen to be a person that is best helped with oxymetazoline.

Good luck to you.

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No, I have not. I have tried the Visine Maximum Readness product but it did NOT work for me.

The producduct that DOES seem to work well for me is the Clear Eyes Maximum Readness product.

So far so good.

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