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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

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 · 2026-10-01

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 2026-10-01. 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 2026-10-01.
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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 Nov 22, 2017

Clolar (clofarabine) 20 mg/20 mL (1 mg/mL) Injection, for intravenous use, Rx Only, Mfd. by: Teva Pharmachemie Swensweg 5 Haarlem, The Netherlands Mfd. for: Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA 02142, NDC 0024-5860-01.

Genzyme Corporation

FDA Drug Low Nov 22, 2017

Lumigan (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.01%, 2.5 mL bottle, Rx only, Allergan, Irvine, CA 92612. NDC# 0023-3205-03

Allergan Sales, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 22, 2017

Enalapril Maleate Tablets, USP, 5 mg, 100 Tablets (10 x 10), Rx Only. Packaged and Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, Ohio 43217. NDC: 68084-390-01

Amerisource Health Services

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 22, 2017

Hydromorphone HCl 0.5 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection 1 mL, packaged in syringes, Rx Only , PharMEDium Services, LLC. 913 N. Davis Ave Cleveland, MS 38732, NDC 61553-352-40

PharMEDium Services, LLC.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 22, 2017

Urin D/S Tablets Methenamine 81.6 mg, Sodium Biphosphate 40.8 mg, Phenyl Salicylate 36.2 mg, Methylene Blue 10.8 mg, Hyoscyamine Sulfate 0.12 mg, Rx Only, 100-count bottle, Manufactured For: Llorens Pharmaceutical Corp., International Division, Miami, FL 33166. NDC: 54859-701-10

Llorens Pharmaceutical Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 15, 2017

Betadine Solution Swabstick Povidone-Iodine Solution USP, 10% Dist.by: Purdue Products LP. Stamford, CT 06901-3431 NDC 67618-153-01

Purdue Pharma, LP

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Duloxetine Delayed-release Capsules USP, 20 mg, 50 Capsules (5 x 10) Unit Dose per carton, unit dose blister UPC 5026828311), Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc., Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-283-15.

AVKARE Inc.

FDA Drug Low Nov 8, 2017

Clofarabine injection, 20 mg/20 mL, 20 mL Single-Use Vial, Rx only, Mfd by: Teva Pharmachemle, Swensweg 5, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Mfd for: Winthrop U.S., a business of sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807; NDC 0955-1746-01.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

fentaNYL as citrate 2 mcg / mL, ROPIVacaine HCl 0.1%, Total Fentanyl Dose (200 mcg per 100 mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride single dose CADD Cassette Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0264-64

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

oxyTOCIN 30 units added to Lactated Ringers 500 mL Bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0086-44

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 8, 2017

Carbamazepine Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg/5 mL, 5 mL Unit Dose Cups (NDC 68094-301-59), packaged in 10-count cups per tray, 3 trays per case containing a total of 5 mL x 30 Unit Dose Cups per case (NDC 68094-301-62), Rx only, Pkg: Precision Dose, Inc., S. Beloit, IL 61080.

Precision Dose Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

fentanyl as citrate 2 mcg per mL BUPIvacaine HCl 0.125% (Total FentaNYL Dose 500 mcg/250 mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, Little Rock, AR 72205. NDC 70004-0231-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Calcium GLUCOnate 2 g added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL Bag, Each bag contains 9.3 mEq Ca++ Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0510-30

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

HYDROmorphone HCl 20 mcg / mL BUPIvacaine HCl 0.075% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL (HYDROmorphone Total Dose 1000 mcg) Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0331-22

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

A1 Slim, Dietary Supplement Beautifully Slim, capsule, 350 mg, 30-count bottle, A1 Slim LLC Pearland TX 77584, www.A1SLIM.COM, info@a1slim.com Bar-Code A105212014

Kiriko, LLC.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 30 units added to 1000 mL 5% Dextrose/Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-242-02

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Hydromorphone HCl 10 mg (0.2mg/ml) 50 mL syringes in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025001001.

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-03

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 1, 2017

Fluocinonide Gel USP, 0.05%, 15 g tube, Rx Only, Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. Brampton Ontario Canada L6T1C1, Dist. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A . Inc. Hawthorne NY 10532, NDC 51672-1279-1

Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 20 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 500 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-03

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 30 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-04

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

VANCOmycin 1.25 grams added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025007001

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Diltiazem HCL 125 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 ml bag, 125 mL bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 85226, NDC 7025018601

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 1, 2017

AndroGel (testosterone gel) 1.62%, 40.5mg in 2.5g aluminum foil packet, 30 Packets per carton. Rx Only. Marketed by: AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL 60064 USA. NDC: 0051-8462-30

AbbVie Inc.

FDA Drug Critical Nov 1, 2017

MAN OF STEEL capsules, 3000mgs/grain, 1-count packets, Packaged for: One Drop Solutions, LLC, POB 231693, Sacramento, California 95823; vitility@yahoo.com; www.manofsteelpills.com; UPC 1 0001001378 7.

Vitility

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-04

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate16 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 85226, NDC 7025014801

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 10 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 500 mL bag ,Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-237-01

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 10 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-237-03

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-04

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-03

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 1, 2017

Enalapril Maleate tablets, USP, 5mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Wockhardt Limited H-14/2, M.I.D.C. Area, Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Distributed by: Wockhardt, USA LLC, 20 Waterview Blvd, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. NDC: 64679-924-03;

Wockhardt Usa Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

ChloraPrep OneStep (Clear) (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)), 3 mL applicator, CareFusion, El Paso, TX 79912 --- NDC 054365-400-11

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

fentaNYL citrate 1000 mcg (10 mcg/mL) 100 mL Cassette in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 85226, NDC 7025011001

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-06

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

OXYtocin 30 units added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025000101

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Critical Nov 1, 2017

Intralipid 20%, A 20% I.V. Fat Emulsion, 100 ml bag, Rx only, Manufactured by Fresenius Kabi, Uppsala, Sweden for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA, NDC 0338-0519-58

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL 5% Dextrose/Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-242-01

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 8 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL in a bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025011501

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Magnesium sulfate 10 Gm added to Lactated Ringer's 250 mL bags, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025003201

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 20 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-241-05.

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 1, 2017

Equate Beauty Clarifying Face Daily Moisturizer 4 fl. oz. (118 mL) Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716, NDC # 4903594126 UPC # 681131150774. Studio 35 Beauty Daily Clarifying Face Daily Moisturizer 4 fl. oz. (118 mL) Distributed By: Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC # 0363001726, UPC # 049022889125

Vi-Jon, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 30 units added to 500 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 500 mL bag Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-243-01

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 15 units added to 250 mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP in 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-239-01

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

ePHEDrine sulfate 50 mg/10 ml syringes in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 85226, NDC 7025024801

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

VANCOmycin 1.5 grams added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025002501

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Ropivacaine HCL (PF) 0.2% (2mg/mL) 100 mL Cassette Rx Only Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226 NDC 7025006301

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Midazolam HCL 100 mg (1mg/mL) 100 mL Cassette in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025016201

Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Oxytocin 40 units added to 1000 mL Lactated Ringer's USP in 1000 mL bag Rx Only , Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC. 12620 W. Airport Blvd. #130 Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC# 71019-245-02

Pharmedium Services, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 1, 2017

ENALAPRIL MALEATE Tablets, USP, 5MG, 90-count bottles, Rx only, MFG: Wockhardt Ltd., India; Packaged By: Aidarex Pharmaceuticals; NDC 33261-0693-90.

Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC

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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.