Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Drugs & Medications recalls
Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls
Drugs & Medications ranks #3 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (14,473 notices, 13.9% of the archive); 10% of graded records are high-severity.
The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 14,473 drugs & medications recalls between 2004 and 2026 - roughly 13.9% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #3 of 12. Of the 14,473 records graded for severity, 10% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.
- 14,473 total recalls
- #3 of 12 among categories
- 10% graded high-severity
- FDA Drug top agency
Category snapshot
According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Drugs & Medications is #3 of 12 (3rd of 12) with 14,473 recalls, about 13.9% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 1,508 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.
- 14,473
- total recalls
- #3 of 12
- category rank by events
- 10%
- graded high-severity
- FDA Drug
- top issuing agency
Where Drugs & Medications sits among all 12 categories
Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Drugs & Medications is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.
Drugs & Medications vs all categories by recall count
Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class
14,473 3rd of 12 higher than 9 of 12 categories
Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory
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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-27
Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?
Drugs & Medications sits at the 71st percentile of category volume (14,473 recalls) and the 29th percentile of Class I rate (10.5% of agency-classified notices) among 7 categories with enough classified rows to measure, those two ranks are not interchangeable.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.
| Category | Recalls | Vol %ile | Classified | Class I | Class I % | Rate %ile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Devices | 41,070 | 100 | 40,763 | 3,653 | 9% | 14 |
| Food | 25,513 | 86 | 25,222 | 11,676 | 46.3% | 86 |
| Drugs & Medications | 14,473 | 71 | 14,417 | 1,508 | 10.5% | 29 |
| Children & Baby Products | 4,017 | 57 | 2,483 | 352 | 14.2% | 43 |
| Dietary Supplements | 2,018 | 43 | 1,993 | 466 | 23.4% | 71 |
| Meat & Poultry | 1,672 | 29 | 1,672 | 1,145 | 68.5% | 100 |
| Cosmetics & Personal Care | 1,388 | 14 | 1,289 | 203 | 15.7% | 57 |
Drugs & Medications recalls by year
2004–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 1,508
High severity
1,508 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
11,608 recalls
- Lower severity 1,357
Lower severity
1,357 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Drug
FDA Drug
14,105 recalls
- FDA Food 312
FDA Food
312 recalls
- CPSC 56
CPSC
56 recalls
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Recalls in Drugs & Medications
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Mirtazapine Tablets, USP, 7.5 mg, 500-count tablets, Rx only, Distributed by: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. Dayton, NJ 08810 NDC 13107-001-05
AuroMedics Pharma LLC
25% Dextrose Injection, USP 2.5 grams (250 mg/mL) 10 mL Single-dose, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-1775-10
Pfizer Inc.
Clonidine HCL and Baclofen in all strengths, all doses and all packaging, AnazaoHealth 5710 Hoover Blvd Tampa, FL 33634.
Coast Quality Pharmacy, LLC dba Anazao Health
Hydromorphone HCL and Clonidine HCL in all strengths, all doses and all packaging, AnazaoHealth 5710 Hoover Blvd Tampa, FL 33634.
Coast Quality Pharmacy, LLC dba Anazao Health
Ranitidine Tablets, USP 150 mg, 1000-count bottles, NDC 53746-253-10.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Clobetasol Propionate Foam (Emulsion Formulation), 0.05% a) 50 g pack (NDC 68462-625-27) and b) 100 g pack (NDC 68462-625-94), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited Plot No. B-25, MIDC, Shendra Aurangabad, Maharashtra -431210, India Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA Mahwah, NJ 07430
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Fentanyl Citrate in all strengths, all doses and all packaging, AnazaoHealth 5710 Hoover Blvd Tampa, FL 33634.
Coast Quality Pharmacy, LLC dba Anazao Health
Trisodium Citrate 0.5% CRRT SOLUTION. RX Only. Rx # specific and Patient Specific volumes. Mixed by Surgery Pharmacy Services,3908 TENN.AVE. CHATT,TN37409
Surgery Pharmacy Services Inc
Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets, 100 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Jubilant Generics Ltd., Roorkee-247661, India; Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, USA; NDC 59746-699-01.
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ranitidine Syrup Oral Solution 15 mg/mL 6. fl. oz. (473 mL), NDC 65162-664-90.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Clonidine HCL and Baclofen and Fentanyl Citrate in all strengths, all doses and all packaging, AnazaoHealth 5710 Hoover Blvd Tampa, FL 33634.
Coast Quality Pharmacy, LLC dba Anazao Health
fentaNYL 2000 mcg/100 mL (20 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 100 mL Bag, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1094-36
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Cool Mint Tablets Maximum Strength Zantac 150 mg Sanofi Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's: 0597-0120-06, 0597-0120-08, 0597-0120-09, 0597-0120-24, 0597-0120-38, 0597-0120-50, 0597-0120-76, 0597-0120-78, 0597-0120-80, 0597-0120-82, 0597-0120-87.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 2500 mcg/50 mL (50 mcg/mL) 50 mL bag, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1436-76
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) ROPivacaine HCl 0.2% 200 mg/100 mL (2 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mL CADD, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478NDC 70092-1259-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 1250 mcg/250 mL (5 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1444-05
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
EXPAREL, Bupivicaine Liposome Injectable Suspension, 1.3%, 266 mg/20 mL (13 mg/mL), Sterile, 20 mL vial, Rx only, Manufactured by: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. San Diego, CA 92121. NDC: 65250-266-20,
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Regular Strength Zantac 75 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC 50269-222-25.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) ROPivacaine HCl 0.2% 200 mg/100 mL (2 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride , 100 mL bag, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1108-36
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 800 mcg/200 mL (4 mcg/mL) BUPivacaine HCl 0.1667% 333.4 mg/200 mL (1.667 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 200 mL in 250 mL CADD Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1436-76
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Fluphenazine Decanoate Injection USP 125mg/5mL, (5 mL Multiple Dose Vial), Rx only, For IM or SC Use, Mfd in India for: AuroMedics Pharma, LLC, E. Windsor, NJ
AuroMedics Pharma LLC
Regular Strength Zantac 75 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's 67751-152-01 67751-152-02
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 400 mcg/200 mL (2 mcg/mL) ROPivacaine HCl 0.1% 200 mg/200 mL (1 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 200 mL CADD, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1441-76
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Zantac 150 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's 66715-9736-2 66715-9736-3 66715-9736-8
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
LETS GEL KIT Convenience Pack (To prepare 100 mL LETS GEL), Contains: LETS Powders for Gel: Lidocaine Hydrochloride - 4 g, Ephinephrine Bitartrate - 180 mg, Tetracaine Hydrochloride - 500 mg, Sodium Metabisulfite - 75 mg, SuturaGel Methlcellulose Base; RX Only, For Prescription Compounding, Fagron, Inc., 2400 Pilot Knob Rd, St. Paul, MN 55120. NDC: 51552-1539-1
Fagron, Inc
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) BUPivacaine HCl 0.1% 100 mg/100 mL (1 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Preservative Free 100 mL in 150 mL Bag, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1103-36
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Regular Strength Zantac 75 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219 NDC's 41167-0300-0, 41167-0300-1, 41167-0300-3, 41167-0300-5, 41167-0300-6, 41167-0300-7, 41167-0300-8
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 400 mcg/200 mL (2 mcg/mL) 0.1% ROPivacaine HCl 200 mg/200 mL (1 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride , 200 mL bag, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1207-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Maximum Strength Zantac 150 mg Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's 41167-0310-1 41167-0310-2 41167-0310-3 41167-0310-4 41167-0310-6 41167-0310-7 41167-0310-8
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 500 mcg/250 mL (2 mcg/mL) 0.125% BUPivacaine HCl 312.5 mg/250 mL (1.25 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1105-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 1000 mcg/100 mL (10 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1092-36
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) BUPivacaine HCl 0.125% 125 mg/100 mL (1.25 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Preservative Free, 100 mL in 150 Bag, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1104-36
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Maximum Strength Zantac 150 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's: 0597-0121-01, 0597-0121-06, 0597-0121-08, 0597-0121-09, 0597-0121-11, 0597-0121-24, 0597-0121-38, 0597-0121-50, 0597-0121-64, 0597-0121-66, 0597-0121-68, 0597-0121-78, 0597-0121-80, 0597-0121-82, 0597-0121-85, 0597-0121-90, 0597-0121-94.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 2500 mcg/250 mL (10 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1093-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Cool Mint Maximum Strength Zantac 150 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219 NDC's: 41167-0320-1 41167-0320-2 41167-0320-3 41167-0320-4 41167-0320-5 41167-0320-6 41167-0320-7
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
Regular Strength Zantac 75 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC 68151-2584-0.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) BUPivacaine HCl 0.1% 100 mg/100 mL (1 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mL CADD Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1255-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 100 mcg/2 mL (50 mcg/mL) Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1097-43
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 1000 mcg/100 mL (10 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mL CADD Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1250-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Regular Strength Zantac 150 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC 67751-151-01.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 500 mcg/250 mL (2 mcg/mL) ROPivacaine HCl 0.2% 500 mg/250 mL (2 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag Rx, Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1225-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Zantac 75 mg, Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC's 0597-0122-01 0597-0122-08 0597-0122-13 0597-0122-37 0597-0122-40 0597-0122-54 0597-0122-61 0597-0122-81 0597-0122-96
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 400 mcg/200 mL (2 mcg/mL) ROPivacaine HCl 0.2% 400 mg/200 mL (2 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 200 mL CADD Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1440-76
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/mL) 0.125% Bupivacaine HCl 125 mg/100 mL (1.25 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 100 mL CADD Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1202-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 500 mcg/250 mL (2 mcg/mL) Bupivacaine HCl 0.1% 250 mg/250 mL (1 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx only, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1160-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL 1500 mcg/30 mL (50 mcg/mL) 30 mL PCA Vial Preservative Free, Rx, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1180-79
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Regular Strength Zantac 150 mg Distributed by: Chattem, Inc., a Sanofi Company P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219. NDC 05269-220-25.
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
fentaNYL 500 mcg/250 mL (2 mcg/mL) BUPivacaine HCl 0.0625% 156.25 mg/250 mL (0.625 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in 250 mL Bag, QuVA Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 NDC 70092-1269-37
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Potassium Phosphate, Monobasic, Crystal, NF, Multi-Compendial, Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemical, packaged in a) 500G glass bottles, product number 3248-01, NDC 10106-3248-1; b) 2.5KG glass bottles, product number 3248-05, NDC 10106-3248-2; c) 12KG pails, product number 3248-07, NDC 10106-3248-3; d) 1KT bottles and drums, product number 3248-X2; e) 1KT bottles and drums, product number 3248-X3; f) 12KG pails, product number 7390-19; Avantor Performance Materials, LLC, 100 Matsonford, Road, Suite 200,
Avantor Performance Materials Inc
Ranitidine Syrup (Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP), 15 mg/mL (75 mg/5mL) 474 mL bottle, Rx only Distributed by: Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. 279 Princeton-Hightstown Road East Windsor, NJ 08520 Made in India NDC 65862-431-74
AuroMedics Pharma LLC
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Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for drugs & medications. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 19, 2026.