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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

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

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FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Nitroglycerin all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Calcium Gluconate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ropi/ Epi/ Clon PeriCapsular injection all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

RECK PeriCapsular injection all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Critical May 31, 2017

Hyland's Baby Teething Tablets [Calcarea Phosporica 6X HPUS, Chamomilla 6X HPUS, Coffea Cruda 6X HPUS, Belladonna 12X HPUS (0.0000000000003% alkaloid…

Standard Homeopathic Company
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Atropine Sulfate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Esmolol HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Neostigmine Methylsulfate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Meperidine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ketamine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Critical May 31, 2017

Infant 25% DEXTROSE Injection, USP, 2.5 g (250 mg/mL), 10 mL Unit of Use Single-dose Syringe per carton, Rx only, Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045…

Hospira Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Morphine Sulfate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

NOVA PeriCapsular injection all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Fentanyl Citrate with Ropivacaine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Magnesium Sulfate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

ADD HEPARIN PF 50 Units ONLY TO TPN all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Refresh Tears (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Solution) 0.5%, Lubricant Eye Drops, Sterile packaged as 1) two 15 mL bottles, USPC Code 784190442214, 2…

Cell Distributors
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Bupivacaine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Lidocaine all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Famotidine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

TPN Neonatal all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Diltiazem HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate & Betamethasone Acetate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 770…

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Adenosine all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

0.9% Sodium Chloride Slip Tip all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Amiodarone all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Optic Splash (naphazoline hydrochloride) Eye Drops, packaged in 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles, Manufactured by SATO Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD. 1-5-27 Motoa…

Sato Pharmaceutical Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Standard Starter TPN all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Midazolam HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Alprazolam Extended-release Tablets, USP, 1 mg, 60-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, …

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Potassium Phosphate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Low May 31, 2017

Tarina Fe 1/20 (Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP and Ferrous Fumarate Tablets), 1 blister pack containing 28 tablets (NDC 501…

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Dexmedetomidine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Sodium Citrate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Penicillin G Potassium all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ephedrine Sulfate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Low May 31, 2017

Benzonatate capsules, 200 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Strides Shasun Limited Bangaluru -560076 India, Distributed by Strides Phar…

Strides Pharma INC
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Fentanyl Citrate and Bupivacaine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Estriol, For Prescription Compounding, packaged in a) 1 G bottle (NDC: 51552-1392-1), b) 5 G bottle (NDC: 51552-1392-2), c) 25 G bottle (NDC: 51552-…

Fagron, Inc
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ondansetron HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Nalbuphine all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Rocuronium Bromide all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Labetalol HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Heparin sodium all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ofirmev (Acetaminophen) injection all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Methohexital Sodium all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Sufentanil Citrate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Sodium Phosphate all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054

Advanced Pharma Inc.

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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.