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Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls
14,473
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2004–2026
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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 · 2026-09-29

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.

Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-29. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Total recalls (count) (X) and Class I share of classified (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large · Class I–heavySmaller · Class I–heavyLarge · fewer Class ISmaller · fewer Class I 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 0%20%40%60%80% Total recalls (count) Class I share of classified (%) Category volume vs Class I rate Signature insight Medical DevicesFoodDrugs & MedicationsChildren & Baby ProductsDietary SupplementsMeat & PoultryCosmetics & Personal Care
Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-29.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.

CategoryRecallsVol %ileClassifiedClass IClass I %Rate %ile
Medical Devices41,07010040,7633,6539%14
Food25,5138625,22211,67646.3%86
Drugs & Medications14,4737114,4171,50810.5%29
Children & Baby Products4,017572,48335214.2%43
Dietary Supplements2,018431,99346623.4%71
Meat & Poultry1,672291,6721,14568.5%100
Cosmetics & Personal Care1,388141,28920315.7%57

Drugs & Medications recalls by year

2004–2026

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1843 887 925 1233 1617 638 859 1103 985 516 563 448

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 19, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

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Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

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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FDA Drug Low Sep 26, 2018

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 21-count blister pack. Rx Only. Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. Salisbury, MD NDC 59746-001-03

Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 26, 2018

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 50 mL Viaflex container Baxter Healthcare Corporation Deerfield, IL 60015 -- NDC 0338-0049-31

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

FDA Drug Low Sep 19, 2018

Argatroban Injection, 250 mg/2.5 mL (100 mg/mL), 2.5 mL Single-use Vial, Rx only, Sterile, Manufactured for: Hospira, Inc, Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA. NDC: 0409-1140-01

Pfizer Inc.

FDA Drug Critical Sep 19, 2018

Furosemide 100 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mL Injection, 100 mL Single Dose Container bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, AR 72205, 877.550.5059, barcode 70004063032.

SCA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 19, 2018

Pramipexole dihydrochloride extended release tablets, 0.75 mg, packaged in 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Par Pharmaceutical, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977, NDC 10370-252-11

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 320 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-886-90

Avkare Incorporated

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 160 mg/25 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-887-90

Avkare Incorporated

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 160 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-885-90

Avkare Incorporated

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 80 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-884-90

Avkare Incorporated

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 320 mg/25 mg tablets 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-888-90

Avkare Incorporated

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 12, 2018

Megestrol Acetate Oral Suspension, USP 400 mg/mL, 10 mL (10 mL UD cups in boxes of 20 cups), Rx Only, Mfg. By: Par Pharmaceutical One Ram Ridge Rd Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Dist. By: McKesson Packaging Services a business unit of McKesson Corporation 7101 Weddington Rd. Concord, NC 28027, NDC 63739-549-51

Mckesson Corporation

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets, USP 40 mg Rx Only NDC 50268-783-15 50 Tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

AVKARE Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Ipamorelin 3 mg Lyophilized 1 vial 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets, USP, 5 mg/320 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-205-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine, Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 5 mg/160 mg/25 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-329-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Methyl-Cobalamin injectable, 1 mg/mL, packaged in a) 5 mL and b) 30 mL Multiple Dose vials, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 5, 2018

Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP, 5 mg*/325 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Mayne Pharma, Greenville, NC 27834, NDC 68308-841-01.

Mayne Pharma Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets, USP 160 mg Rx Only 50 Tablets (5x10) Unit Dose NDC 50268-785-15 Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

AVKARE Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets, USP 320 mg Rx Only 30 Tablets (6x5) Unit Dose NDC 50268-786-13 Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

AVKARE Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 100 mL bags, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Deerfield, IL 60015 USA, NDC 0338-0049-18

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 6000 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Methyl-Cobalamin injectable, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL Multiple Dose vial, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets, USP, 10 mg/320 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-204-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 5, 2018

Rocaltrol (calcitriol) Oral Solution, 1 mcg/mL, 15 mL bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Validus Pharmaceuticals, LLC Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA, NDC 30698-911-15

Validus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Testosterone Cypionate/Enanthate injectable, 200/50 mg/mL, packaged in a) 5 mL and 8 mL Multiple Dose vials, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 5, 2018

Azelastine HCl Ophthalmic Solution 0.05%, 6 mL in 10 mL HDPE bottle, 1 bottle per box, Rx only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 17478-718-10

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Glutathione injectable, 200 mg/mL, 30 mL Multiple Dose vial, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Critical Sep 5, 2018

Living Well Remedies Weight Away Remedy, 2 fl oz (59 mL) Distributed by Living Well Remedies, LLC P.O. Box 704, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 www.LivingWellRemedies.com. Made in the USA

Living Well Remedies, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Dexpanthenol injectable, 250 mg/mL, 10 mL Single Dose vial, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

CoEnzyme-Q10 injectable, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL Multiple Dose vial, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Testosterone Cypionate/Enanthate injectable, 126/54 mg/mL, packaged in a) 3 mL and b) 5 mL Multiple Dose vials, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets USP, 160mg, 90 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-069-90

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Methyl-Cobalamin injectable, 2 mg/mL, 30 ml Multiple Dose vial, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Children s Advil Suspension Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, 100 mg per 5mL, 4 FL OZ (120 ml) bottle, Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940 USA, NDC 0573-0207-30, UPC 3-0573-0207-30-0

Pfizer Global Supply

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Testosterone Enanthate/Cypionate injectable, 126/54 mg/mL, packaged in a) 3 mL and b) 5 mL Multiple Dose vials, Rx only, Central Drugs Compounding Pharmacy, 520 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631

Auro Pharmacies, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 20000 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine/Valsartan/HCTZ 10mg/320mg/25mg Tablet, Rx Only (HDPE 90cc Bottles in cardboard trays) MFG Torrent Pharma LTD, Indrad, India 38272, NDC #70518-1220-0

RemedyRepack Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Methylcobalamin 10 mg vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Doxycycline Hyclate USP Tablets, 100 mg packaged in a) 2-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-02; b) 6-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-06; c) 7-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-07; d) 10-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-10; e) 14-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-14; f) 20-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-20; g) 28-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-28; h) 30-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-30; i) 120-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-98; j) 300-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-87; k) 400-count bottles, NDC 55289-866-74; Rx only, Packaged B

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine, Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 5 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-326-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 5000 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets, USP, 5 mg/160 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-207-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets USP, 320mg, 90 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-070-90

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Valsartan Tablets USP, 80mg, 90 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-068-90

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine, Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 10 mg/320 mg/25 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-325-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 5, 2018

Calcitriol Oral Solution, 1 mcg/mL, 15 mL bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. Jacksonville, FL 32257 USA, NDC 63304-241-59

Validus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Ipamorelin 9 mg vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 4000 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin 2500 IU Vial Lyophilized 1109 East Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Pharmcore Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 5, 2018

Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets, USP, 10 mg/160mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD., Indrad-382 721, India. NDC: 13668-206-30

Torrent Pharma Inc.

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Data sources

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.