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 · 2026-09-22
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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chlorproMAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 25 mg, 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Oral Solid Dosage Unit, Ahmedabad 382213, INDIA, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, NDC 69238-1056-1.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
DermaKleen, Health Care Antiseptic Lotion Soap with Vitamin E (Chloroxylenol 0.2%), packaged in a) 800 ml (27 fl. oz.) bag-n-box (NDC 61924-092-27) and b) 1000ml (34 fl. oz.) bag-n-box (NDC 61924-092-34) , DermaRite Industries LLC, 7777 West Side Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047.
DermaRite Industries, LLC
KleenFoam, Antimicrobial Foam Soap with Aloe Vera, (Chloroxylenol 0.5%) 34 FL OZ (1000 mL) per cartridge, DermaRite Industries LLC, 7777 West Side Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047. NDC 61924-093-34
DermaRite Industries, LLC
Semaglutide, 2.5 mg/mL injection, 2 mL., Boothwyn Pharmacy
Boothwyn Pharmacy LLC
Lactated Ringers's Injection USP, 1000 mL container, Rx only, B. Braun Medical, Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18018-3524 USA, NDC 0264-7750-07
B BRAUN MEDICAL INC
KIMMTRAK (tebentafusp-tebn) Injection, 100 mcg/0.5 mL, For intravenous Infusion After Dilution, Single-Does vial. Mfd by: Immunocore Limited, 92 Park Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, United Kingdom, For: Immunocore Commercial LLC, 181 Washington St, Conshohocken, PA, 19428, Product of Denmark NDC 80446-0401-01 Lot #: 3D009AA09, 3D009AA10, 3D009AA25, Exp Date: 31 MAR 2026 NDC 80446-0401-99 (Non-Commercial FG) Lot #: 3D009AA02, Exp Date 31 MAR 2026
IMMUNOCORE, LLC
Semaglutide, 2.5 mg/mL injection, 4 mL, Boothwyn Pharmacy
Boothwyn Pharmacy LLC
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Alcohol Prep Pads, Distributed By AmeriSource Bergen, 1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Made in China: 100 eaches per box, 30 boxes per case, (3,000 eaches per case), NDC 46122-043-78.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
CURAD Alcohol Prep Pads, Sterile, Medium, 2-Ply, Contents: 5 boxes per Carton, 30 Boxes per Case, Single Use Only, Manufactured for Medline Industries, LP, Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093, USA, Made in India, www.curad.com, 1-800-633-5463, NDC 53329-827-30
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP, 30 mg/0.3 mL, packaged in 0.3 mL prefilled syringes further packaged in bags of 5 prefilled syringes, Rx Only, Dist. by: Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Outer package - NDC 55154-3543-5, Inner label - NDC 0781-3238-01
Cardinal Health Inc.
ReliOn, Sterile Alcohol Swabs, Skin Cleanser, 200 Swabs, Distributed by, Walmart, Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 Walmart: 200 eaches per box, 24 boxes per case (4,800 eaches per case), NDC 49035-814-60.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Acetaminophen Injection 1000 mg/100 mL (10 mg/mL), packaged in 100 mL Viaflo container, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Made in Ireland, NDC 36000-306-60.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Medline Alcohol Prep Pads, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol, 100 Sterile 2-Ply Pads, Single Use Only, Large, www.medline.com, Manufactured for Medline Industries, LP, Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093 USA, 1-800-MEDLINE, NDC 53329-811-30.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
RITE AID PHARMACY, first aid alcohol prep pads, DISTRIBUTED BY: RITE AID. 200 NEWBERRY COMMONS, ETTERS, PA 17319, NDC 11822-5156-2.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
H-E-B, inControl, Sterile* Alcohol Pads, CONT. 100 PADS, Packaged in China with components from Taiwan, Elaborado Con Orgullo Y Cuidado PARA H-E-B, San Antonio, TX 78204, NDC 37808-809-09.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Albuterol Sulfate, Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg, 200 metered Inhalations, NET CONTENT 6.7 g, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd, Indore, SEZ, Pithampur, India; Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc. 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300, Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 69097-142-60.
Cipla USA, Inc.
Vial Label: Epinephrine Injection, USP, 1mg/10mL (0.1 mg/mL), Rx only, Distributed by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA. NDC 0409-4933-05. Case: NDC 0409-4933-10.
PFIZER INC
Vial Label: 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL), Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA, NDC 0409-6637-24. Case NDC: 00409-6637-14.
PFIZER INC
Carvedilol Tablets USP, 12.5 mg, 100- Tablets, (10x10) cartons, Rx Only, Packaged and distributed by Major Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, USA, NDC 0904-7307-61
The Harvard Drug Group LLC dba Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories
BZK Antiseptic Towelette, Sterile, For External Use Only, benzalkonium chloride 0.13%, Antiseptic, 100 towelettes per carton , For Professional use, Mfg by: Taizhou Kangping Medical, Taizhou, JiangSu, China, NDC: 71310-111-01
Taizhou Kangping Medical Science And Technology Co., Ltd.
0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, L 8000, 1000mL Excel Container, Rx Only, Sterile, nonpyrogenic, single dose container, B. Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18018, NDC 0264-7800-00.
B BRAUN MEDICAL INC
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 60 mg, 1,000 Capsules per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L., Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain. Manufactured for: Quallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLC, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. NDC 82009-032-10
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Carvedilol Tablets, USP, 25 mg, 500 Tablets per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-2, Pharma Zone SEZ, Pithampur, Dist.-Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 454 775, India. Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, Mahwah, NJ 47430 NDC: 68462-165-05
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Lactated Ringer's Injection USP, L 7500, 1000mL Excel Container, Rx Only, Sterile, nonpyrogenic, single dose container, B. Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18018, NDC 0264-7750-00.
B BRAUN MEDICAL INC
Carvedilol Tablets, USP, 12.5 mg, 500 Tablets per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-2, Pharma Zone SEZ, Pithampur, Dist.-Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 454 775, India. Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, Mahwah, NJ 47430, NDC 68462-164-05
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP), 50 mcg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Pfizer Inc., New York, NY 10017, Made in Austria, NDC 60793-851-01.
Pfizer
Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets, USP, 100 mg, 1000 Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Renata PLC (General Plant -2), Noyapara, Bhawal Mirzapur, Rajendrapur, Gazipur, 1700 Bangladesh, Distributed by: Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Nashville, TN 37217, NDC 69367-355-10
Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC
Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 1000 Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Renata PLC (General Plant -2), Noyapara, Bhawal Mirzapur, Rajendrapur, Gazipur, 1700 Bangladesh, Distributed by: Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Nashville, TN 37217, NDC 69367-354-10
Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC
Belsomra (suvorexant) tablets, 10mg, 30 Tablets in 3 Blister Cards per Carton, Each Blister Card contains 10 Tablets, Rx only, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA, NDC 0006-0033-10 (Shellpack and Print Mat Labels), 0006-0033-30 (Carton Label)
Merck & Co. Inc
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 60mg, 1,000-count bottles, Rx Only, Mfr. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Distributed by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. NDC 51991-748-10.
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Semaglutide + Cyanocobalamin injection solution, 2.21 mg + 0.25mg/0.5 mL Inj Sol, Inject 0.5 mL (50 units on syringe) subcutaneously, Sterile, 2 mL Multi Dose Vial, Refrigerate, Do not freeze, Aequita Pharmacy LLC, Kirkland, WA 98034.
AEQUITA PHARMACY
Duloxetine D/R, 20 mg, 30 Caps, 30-count bottle, RX Only, Packaged & Distributed by: Direct Rx, Dist. By Breckenridge Pharm., Inc., Berlin, CT 06037, NDC 61919-422-30
Direct Rx
Spironolactone Tablets, USP, 25 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Mfg. by: Frontida BioPharm, Inc., 1100 Orthodox St, Philadelphia, PA 19124, Dist. by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, NDC 53489-143-01
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
RECOMBINATE, [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)], 5 mL vials, Rx Only, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Cambridge, MA 02142, NDC: 00944-2843-01
Cardinal Health Inc.
Doxepin Hydrochloride Capsules, USP, 10 mg, 100 Capsules, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, Panela v 389350, Gujarat, India, Manufactured for: Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bedminster, NJ 07921, USA, NDC 62332-637-31
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
Xolair (omalizumab injection), 75 mg/0.5 ml, Rx only, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, NDC 50242-214-55
Cardinal Health Inc.
Xolair (omalizumab injection), 150 mg/ml, 1 auto-injector, Rx only, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA 9408, NDC: 50242-215-55.
Cardinal Health Inc.
Duloxetine D/R, 30 mg, 30 Caps, RX Only, Packaged as a) 30-count bottle NDC 61919-0482-30, b) 60-count bottle, NDC 61919-0482-60, c) 90-count bottle, NDC 61919-0482-90; Packaged & Distributed by: Direct Rx, Dist. By Breckenridge Pharm., Inc., Berlin, CT 06037,
Direct Rx
Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.5%, Sterile, 5mL bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: FDC Limited, Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Distributed by: Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc, New Jersey, NDC 64980-514-05.
FDC Limited
Lorazepam Injection, USP, 2 mg/mL, 25 x 1mL vials/carton, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Hikma Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, NDC# 0641-6044-25
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Cinacalcet Tablets 90 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Strides Pharma Science Ltd. Puducherry, India; Distributed by: Strides Pharma Inc. East Brunswick, NJ 08816, NDC 64380-885-04
Strides Pharma, Inc.
Tropicamide-Proparacaine-Phenylephrine-Ketorolac, Sterile Ophthalmic Solution, 1% 0.5% 2.5% 0.5%, 5mL, 2x5ML vial per carton, Rx Only, Imprimis NJOF, LLC, 1705 Route 46 West, Unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ 07852, NDC 71384-733-05.
Imprimis NJOF, LLC
EVENITY, (romosozumab -aqqg) injection, 105mg/1.17 mL, For Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, NDC 55513-880-02.
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office
Budesonide Inhalation Suspension, 0.5mg/2ml, 30 single-dose ampules per carton, five per pouch, RX Only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd. Indore SEZ, Pithampur, India. Manufactured for: Ciple USA, Inc. 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC# 69097-319-86 (pouch), 69097-319-87 (carton)
Cipla USA, Inc.
Epinephrine Lidocaine HCL, 0.25mg/mL and 7.5 mg/mL, 20x1 mL Vials per carton, Rx Only, Imprimis NJOF, 1705 Route 46 West, Unit 6B Ledgewood, NJ, 07852 NDC: 71384-641-01
Imprimis NJOF, LLC
clomiPRAMINE Hydrochloride Capsules USP 25 mg, 100 count bottles, 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 500, Naples, Florida 34108, NDC# 68180-492-01
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
BENLYSTA (belimumab) for injection, 400 mg/20 mL vial, Rx only, NDC 49401-102-01, GSK.
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office
PROLIA (denosumab), injection, 60mg/mL, For Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, NDC 55513-710-21
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office
Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP 20mg/12.5mg, 100-count bottles, Rx only, Mfg for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, MD 21202, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited Nagpur-441 108, INDIA, NDC 68180-519-01
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, USP, 150 mcg (0.15 mg), 1000-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Raleigh, NC 27617, Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Camp Road, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India, NDC 16729-455-17
ACCORD HEALTHCARE, INC.
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Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.
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