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Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls
14,058
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2000–2026
Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.
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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls — about 14.0% of the federal recall archive, of which 9% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 14,058 drugs & medications recalls between 2000 and 2026 — roughly 14.0% of the 100,165-record archive. Of the 14,058 records graded for severity, 9% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 14,058 total recalls
  • 14.0% of the archive
  • 9% graded high-severity
  • FDA Drug top agency

Category snapshot

Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls, about 14.0% of the 100,165-record federal archive, with 1,277 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.

14,058
total recalls
9%
graded high-severity
FDA Drug
top issuing agency
2000–2026
years covered

Drugs & Medications recalls by year

2000–2026

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1797 1025 953 1253 1406 756 706 1080 904 555 658 216

Source: FDA · CPSC · NHTSA As of Jun 3, 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 Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Rocuronium Bromide Injection Solution 5 mL, 50 mg/5 mL (10 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock, …

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Glycopyrrolate Injection Solution, 1 mL 0.2 mg/1 mL (0.2 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little Rock, AR …

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 500 mg/50 mL (10 mg/mL), 50 mL Single Dose Vial per Carton, 100 vials per case. Hospira, Inc., Lake Fores…

HOSPIRA INC, LAKE FOREST

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Ephedrine Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 5 mL, 25 mg/5 mL (5 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little Rock…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Injection Solution 50 mL, 50 mEq (1mEq/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Oxygen Refrigerated Liquid USP UN 1073, Rx only, At Home Medical 200 American Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950,973-538-0485.

AtHome Medical, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Succinylcholine Chloride Injection Solution 10 mL, 200 mg/10 mL (20 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Litt…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Ephedrine Sulfate Injection Solution 1 mL, 50 mg/1 mL (50 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little Rock, …

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Succinylcholine Chloride Injection Solution 5 mL, 100 mg/5 mL (20 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 16 mg Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL (64 mcg per mL) Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Glycopyrrolate Injection Solution, 2 mL 0.4 mg/2 mL (0.2 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little Rock, AR …

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Adenosine in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 30mL, 90 mg/30 mL (3 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock, AR 7…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 8 mg Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL (32 mcg per mL) Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd.…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Diltiazem HCl 125 mg in 5% Dextrose 125 mL Single-Dose- Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock, AR 72207 877-666-5222; ND…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 50 mg/5 mL (10 mg/mL), 5 mL Single Dose Vial.(10 vials per carton NDC 0703-0113-01) and 180 vials per cas…

HOSPIRA INC, LAKE FOREST

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 4 mg Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL (16 mcg per mL) Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 16, 2017

Ephedrine Sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mL, 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little Ro…

Cantrell Drug Company

FDA Food Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Professional Formulas Sublinqual B12 High-Potency dietary supplement, 60-count dissolvable tablet in white plastic bottles. Adhesive label with Whit…

Professional Complementary Health Formulas, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Planetary Herbals Ginseng Classic; Classic Chinese Energizer 710 mg; 60 and 120 UPC 0 21078 10215 1 tablet bottles; 60 count - UPC 0 21078 10214 …

Threshold Enterprises Ltd

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Amantadine HCl Capsules, USP, 100 mg, Rx Only, 50 Capsules (5x10) Unit Dose Cartons, Manufactured for: AvKARE Inc, Pulaski, TN 38478 --- NDC: 50268-…

Apace KY LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Ibuprofen Tablets, USP 600 mg, 500-count bottle (Capsule Shaped), Rx only, Manufactured for: Time Cap Labs, Inc., 7 Michael Avenue Farmingdale, NJ 11…

Time-Cap Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Alka-Seltzer Original ( 325 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1916 mg Analgesic, Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric Acid) Effervescent Tablets, 1…

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Alka-Seltzer Gold (1000 mg Anhydrous citric acid, 344 mg Antacid Potassium bicarbonate, 1050 mg Antacid Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid) Effervescent Tab…

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Potassium Phosphates Inj., USP, 45 mM (3 mM P/mL) Also contains: 66 mEq K+ (4.4 mEq/mL) 15 mL, Single-dose, Caution: Must Be Diluted, Rx Only, Mfd by…

Hospira a Pfizer Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Famotidine USP 20 mg, 30 tablets bottle, Rx, PKG By; PD Rx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Oklahoma City, OK 73127 --- NDC 55289-765-30

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Lactulose Solution, USP, 10 g/15 mL, dose cups delivers 15 mL packaged in 50-unit dose cups per case, Manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc., Largo, FL 337…

VistaPharm, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength (500 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1985 mg Analgesic Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric Acid) Effervescent Tablet…

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release Tablets, USP, 250 mg 100-count bottle (NDC 68382-032-01), b.) 500-count bottle (NDC 68382-032-05),Rx only, Manufact…

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release Tablets, USP, 125 mg, 100-count bottle Rx only, Manufactured by Cadila Healthcare Ltd, Ahmedabad, India, Distribut…

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

FDA Drug Low Aug 9, 2017

Pravastatin Sodium Tablets, USP, 10 mg, packaged in a) 90-count bottles (NDC 55111-229-90) and b) 500-count bottles (NDC 55111-229-05), Rx only, Manu…

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate + Progesterone, 200 mg/ 2.5 mg/mL ,10 mL amber glass vials, Rx Only, Compounded by AXIA Pharmaceutical, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Fusion IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dba Axia Pharmaceutical

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, a.) 100-count bottle (NDC 68382-033-01) b.) 500-count bottle (NDC 68382-033-05), Rx only, man…

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Famotidine Tablets USP, 20 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured For: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, Sellersville, PA --- NDC 0172-5728-60

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Succinylcholine Chloride Injection, USP 200 mg (20 mg/mL) Quelicin Multiple-dose vial, 10 mL, For I.V. or I.M. use. a.) one vial (NDC: 0409-6629-02…

Hospira a Pfizer Company

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Lactulose Solution, USP, 20 g/30 mL, dose cups delivers 30 mL packaged 50-unit dose cups per case, Manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc., Largo, FL 33771…

VistaPharm, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 9, 2017

Cyclobenzaprine HCl Tablets, USP, 5 mg, 50 Tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Cartons, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE Inc, Pulaski, TN 38478 --- NDC: 50268-…

Apace KY LLC

CPSC Moderate Aug 8, 2017

NVIDIA Recalls European Plug Heads Sold with Power Adaptors Due to Electric Shock Hazard

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

PHENYLephrine 40 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70004-0812-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

PHENYLephrine HCl 60 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70004-0809-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

PHENYLephrine 20 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70004-0816-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL (as citrate) 10 mcg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70…

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL 2 mcg/mL + Ropivacaine 0.2% PF in NS 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70004-0260-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

PHENYLephrine 200 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC# 70004-0815-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

Diltiazem 125 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mg per mL, Total Volume 125 mL Single Dose Container bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, L…

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL 2 mcg/mL+Bupivacaine 0.0625% PF in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 ---- NDC# …

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL (as citrate) 5 mcg/mL In 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection Bag (Total fentaNYL Dose 1250 mcg/ 250 mL), Preservative Free, Rx only, SCA …

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

BUPIVacaine HCl 0.125% In 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Bag, Preservative Free (Total Dose Bupivacaine 312.5 mg per 250 mL), Rx only, SCA Pharmaceutica…

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL (as citrate) 10 mcg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, (Total fentaNYL Dose 1,000 mcg/100 mL), Total Volume 100 mL Single Dose Container bag, …

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

ceFAZolin 3 g added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Approximate Volume 115 mL Single Dose Container bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Kno…

SCA Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 2, 2017

fentaNYL 2 mcg/mL + BUPIvacaine 0.125% PF in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205 --- NDC#…

SCA Pharmaceuticals

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Data sources

Category data as of Jun 3, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC 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 Jun 3, 2026.