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...thanks for providing proof and I too wonder why it is still used (well I the reason, but why not another chemical instead of BAK)... when I look back over my 79 yrs I shake my head at all the medications I used without question in those day and wonder if any of my current issues were caused by them, will never know! J.
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I'm sad to say that I've had to order medications without BAK from Australia and New Zealand, in the past. I've had to order Zioptan - glaucoma medication without BAK from an online pharmacy, because my insurance company wouldn't pay for anything but the generic cheap version - with BAK. My antihistamine for my eyes came from Australia. Why don't American ophthalmologists stand up for their patients against the use of BAK in nearly all over-the-counter eye medications? I have my suspicions, but won't share. There are FINALLY now some medications being developed and released which use a special filter to filter out BAK, but they are a pain in the butt to dispense into the eye. But maybe this is a signal that things will improve in the future.