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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
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
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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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

recalls
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

Newest first · Page 153 of 290

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Methadone HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Ropivacaine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Tretinoin USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 5g (NDC 58597-8033-2); 1b) 10g (NDC 58597-8033-3); c) 25g (NDC 58597-8033-4), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Desoximetasone USP (Micronized) for prescription compounding, 5g, RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327, NDC 58597-8634-2.

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Labetalol HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Midazolam HCl in 5% Dextrose in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Cyanocobalamin USP (Vitamin B12) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 1g (NDC 58597-8044-1), b) 5g (NDC 58597-8044-2), c) 25g (NDC 58597-8044-4), d) 100g (NDC 58597-8044-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Stanozolol USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8525-3);b)100g (NDC 58597-8525-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8525-7); d)1000g (NDC 58597-8525-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Fentanyl Citrate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Sumatriptan Succinate USP for prescription compounding, 25g, RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327, NDC 58597-8633-4.

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Adenosine Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Leucovorin Calcium USP for prescription compounding, packaged a) 100mg, (NDC 58597-8084-1); b) 1g (NDC 58597-8084-3); c) 5g (NDC 58597-8084-4); d) 25 g (NDC 58597-8084-5), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Diclofenac Sodium USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8012-4); b)100g (NDC 58597-8012-6); c) 500 g (NDC 58597-8012-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-8012-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Liothyronine Sodium USP for prescription compounding ,1g, RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327, NDC 58597-8021-2.

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Gabapentin USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8014-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8014-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8014-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-8014-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Levothyroxine Sodium USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 1g (NDC 58597-8638-1); b) 5 g (NDC 58597-8638-2), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate USP (Micronized) for prescription compounding 1000 g, RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Water ford, MI 48327, NDC 58597-8055-8

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Pentoxifylline USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8429-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8429-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Potassium Chloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Flurbiprofen USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8075-4); b)100g (NDC 58597-8075-6) ; c) 500g (NDC 58597-8075-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-8075-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Ephedrine Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Rocuronium Bromide in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Vancomycin HCl USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8091-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8091-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8091-7), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Morphine Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Naltrexone HCl USP (Dihydrate) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 1g (NDC 58597-8407-1); b) 5g (NDC 58597-8407-2); c) 25g (NDC 58597-8407-4); d) 100g (NDC 58597-8407-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Vardenafil HCl USP (trihydrate) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 5g (NDC 58597-8575-2); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8575-6);c) 500g (NDC 58597-8575-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-8575-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Lidocaine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Sumatriptan USP for prescription compounding, packaged in 10g (NDC 58597-8089-3); b) 25g (NDC 58597-8089-4); c)100g (NDC 58597-8089-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Levofloxacin Hemihydrate USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 100g (NDC 58597-8085-6); b) 1000g (NDC 58597-8085-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Clindamycin Phosphate USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 10g (NDC 58597-8198-3); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8198-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Testosterone (Soy) (Micronized) USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-0077-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-0077-6), c) 500g (NDC 58597-0077-7); d)1000g (NDC 58597-0077-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Testosterone Enanthate USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-0079-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-0079-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-0079-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-0079-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Phenylephrine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

HYDROmorphone HCl in 5% Dextrose in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Estrone USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 5 g (NDC 58597-8049-3); b) 100mg (NDC 58597-8049-1); c) 25 g (NDC 58597-8049-4), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Lincomycin HCl USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a)100g (NDC 58597-8359-6); b) 500g (NDC 58597-8359-7); c) 1000g (NDC 58597-8359-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Vecuronium Bromide in Sterile Water for Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

HYDROmorphone HCl Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8051-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8051-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8051-7), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Lidocaine USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8019-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8019-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8019-7); d) 1000 (NDC 58597-8019-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Atropine Sulfate Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Ursodiol USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 100g (NDC 58597-8038-6); b) 500g (NDC 58597-8038-7), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Cyclosporine USP, for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 5g (NDC 58597-8210-2); b) 10g (NDC 58597-8210-3); c) 100g, NDC 58597-8210-6; d) 500g (NDC 58597-8210-7), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Midazolam HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Celecoxib USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8635-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8635-5); c) 1000g (NDC 58597-8635-7), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Ketamine HCl Injection in all strengths, all doses, and all packaging.

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Lidocaine HCl USP for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 100g (NDC 58597-8020-6); b) 500g (NDC 58597-8020-7); c) 1000g (NDC 58597-8020-8) RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Testosterone USP (Micronized) (Yam) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 25g (NDC 58597-8546-4); b) 100g (NDC 58597-8546-6); c) 500g (NDC 58597-8546-7); d) 1000g (NDC 58597-8546-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Amitriptyline HCl USP for prescription compounding , packaged in a) 25 g (NDC 58597-8003-4); b) 100 g (NDC 58597-8003-6); c) 500 g (NDC 58597-8003-7), d) 1000 g (NDC 58597-8003-8), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327.

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Feb 28, 2018

Estriol USP (Micronized) (Yam) for prescription compounding, packaged in a) 5g (NDC 58597-8048-2), b) 25g (NDC 58597-8048-4), c) 100g (NDC 58597-8048-6), RX only, packed by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327.

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC

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Nearby categories

Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.

Medical Devices

41,070 recalls →

Food

25,513 recalls →

Vehicles

8,938 recalls →

Children & Baby Products

4,017 recalls →

Household Products

3,574 recalls →

Dietary Supplements

2,018 recalls →

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.