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 · 2026-10-01
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.
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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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fentanyl citrate (PF) 1100 mcg (20 mcg/mL) 55 mL syringes in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Rx Only, Banner Health Compounding Pharmacy 7300 W Detroit St Chandler, AZ 95226, NDC 7025011001
Banner Pharmacy Services, LLC
Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Tablets USP, 20 mg, 100-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92880 USA, NDC 0591-5884-01.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Bisoprolol Fumarate tablets, 5 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: UNICHEM LABORATORIES, LTD. Pilerne Ind. Estate, Pilerne, Bardez, Goa, 403 511, India, Marketed by: UNICHEM PHARMACEUTICALS, (USA), INC. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604, NDC 29300-126-13.
Unichem Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc
methylPREDNIsolone ACETATE, 40 MG/ML INJECTION SUSPENSION, 10 ML Vial, RXQ Compounding, Athens, OH --- NDC: 70731-0936-10
RXQ Compounding LLC
Symbio Muc Eye, 0.17 fl.oz. 5mL bottles, Manufactured for and distributed in the US b: Biological Health Group Corp. Bremerton, WA 98337. NDC 69711-125-61
Deserving Health International Corp
Alprazolam Tablets, USP, 0.25 mg, 100-count Unit Dose tablets per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Watson Pharma Private Limited, Verna, Salcette Goa 403 722 INDIA; Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054; Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals, 17177 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 233, Livonia, MI 48152, NDC 0904-5858-61.
The Harvard Drug Group
Glutamine, Arginine and Carnitine, 10/100/200mg/mL, 30 mL (Multi Dose Vial), Rx Only, For Injection, United Pharmacy Compounded, 13951 N. Haverhill Rd Ste. 120-121 West Palm Beach, FL 33417
United Pharmacy
Magnesium Citrate Oral Solution Cherry Flavor, 1.745 g per fl oz, packaged in 10 fl. oz ( 296 mL) bottles, Labeled as a) CVS Health, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895; NDC 6984238038, UPC 050428418321, b) Meijer, Dist. By Meijer Distribution, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49544, NDC 4125038038, UPC 708820824294, c) Life Brand, Manufactured for: Shoppers Drug Mark/Pharmaprix Toronto, UPC 057800856405
Vi-Jon, Inc.
Deferoxamine Mesylate for injection, USP, Single-use Vial, 500 mg/vial, 10 mL vial. Intravenous, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous Use, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest IL USA, NDC 0406-2336-10.
Pfizer Inc.
Sterile Water for Injection, USP Single Dose 100 mL vials, Rx only, Manufactured by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA for Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990. NDC 50242-901-24
Pfizer Inc.
Ampicillin for Injection, USP, 500 mg per vial, single vial (NDC 0781-3407-78) packaged in 10-count shrink wrap packs (NDC 0781-3407-95), Rx only, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH or Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Sandoz Inc
Ketorolac Trom 30 mg/mL Injection, packaged in a) 1 mL vials, NDC 61786-0741-01 (Orig: 00548-9021-00), Ref: 33631 and b) 10 x 1 mL vials per tray, NDC 61786-0741-08 (Orig: 00548-9021-00), Ref: 33632, Rx only, Packaged by: RemedyRepack Inc, Indiana, PA 15704; Mfg by: Amphastar, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730.
RemedyRepack Inc.
Quillivant XR methylphenidate HCl, for extended-release oral suspension, 750mg/150 mL total volume (When constituted with 131 mL of water, 25 mg/5 mL (5 mg/mL) when reconstituted, Rx Only, Distributed by Nextwave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., New York, NY 10017, Manufactured by Tris Pharma, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, NDC 24478-200-25.
Pfizer Inc.
Quillivant XR methylphenidate HCl, for extended-release oral suspension, 600 mg/120 mL total volume (When constituted with 105 mL of water, 25 mg/5 mL (5 mg/mL) when reconstituted, Rx Only, Distributed by Nextwave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., New York, NY 10017, Manufactured by Tris Pharma, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, NDC 24478-200-20.
Pfizer Inc.
Aminocaproic Acid, USP (6-Aminohexanoic Acid) active pharmaceutical ingredient, packaged in a) 100 g jar (NDC 38779-0989-05, b) 1 kg jar (NDC 38779-0989-09), and 25 kg drum (NDC 38779-0989-07), Rx only, Packed by Medisca Inc., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, CAS: 60-32-1. 38779-0989-05; jar, 300 ml, white HDPE 38779-0989-07; drum, 15 gallon, Fiber 38779-0989-09; 2.8L, white, HDPE
Medisca, Inc.
Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Delivers 30 mg over 9 hours (3.3 mg/hr) Rx Only Contains: 30 Patches Manufactured for: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, FL 33186 By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC# 68968-5555-3
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Fentanyl Citrate (Preservative Free) 10 mcg per mL (1,000 mcg per 100 mL) 100 mL total volume in a 100 mL LifeCare Bag in Sodium Chloride 0.9% Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Cleveland, MS 38732, NDC 61553-112-52.
PharMedium Services, Llc
Activase (alteplase), 100 mg (58 million IU), Lyophilized vial, packaged with 1 single-dose 100ml vial of sterile water for Injection USP and one transfer device. Manufactured by: Genentech, Inc. 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 84080-4990. NDC: 50242-0085-27
Genentech, Inc.
Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Delivers 20 mg over 9 hours (2.2 mg/hr) Rx Only Contains: 30 Patches Manufactured for: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, FL 33186 By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC# 68968-5554-3
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Delivers 15 mg over 9 hours (1.6 mg/hr) Rx Only Contains: 30 Patches Manufactured for: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, FL 33186 By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC# 68968-5553-3
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Delivers 10 mg over 9 hours (1.1 mg/hr) Rx Only Contains: 30 Patches Manufactured for: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, FL 33186 By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC# 68968-5552-3
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 2 mg/mL, 1mL Single-use vial, packaged in cartons of 25 vials, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-3365-11 (carton) and 0409-3365-01(vial)
Pfizer Inc.
Levophed (norepinephrine bitartrate) injection, USP, 4 mg/4 mL (1mg/mL), 4mL Fill in 5 mL Single dose Fliptop Vial, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, NDC 0409-3375-04
Pfizer Inc.
Fentanyl Citrate (Preservative Free) 20 mcg per mL (2,000 mcg per 100 mL) 100 mL total volume in a 100 mL LifeCare Bag in Sodium Chloride 0.9% Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Cleveland, MS 38732, NDC 61553-605-52
PharMedium Services, Llc
Procrit (epoetin alfa), 10,000 units/mL, packaged in a) box of 6 single use 1 mL vials (NDC 59676-310-01), b) box of 25 single use 1 mL vials (NDC 59676-310-02), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, Manufactured for: Janssen Products, LP Horsham, PA 19044
Amgen, Inc.
Major Ferrous Drops, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Major CertaVite Liquid, 8 oz. (236 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Tri-vitamin Liquid, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Major Poly-Vita Drops, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Fer-iron Liquid, 1 and 2/3 oz., 50 mL
The Harvard Drug Group
Leader Liquid Multivitamin Supplement for Infants and Toddlers , 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Polyvitamin Liquid with Iron, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Calcionate Syrup, One Pint (473 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Major Poly-Vita Drops with Iron, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Leader Liquid Vitamin D Supplement for Breastfed Infants, 1 T oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Major D-Vita Drops, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid One Pint, (473 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Liquid Vitamin C Supplement, 4 oz., 118 mL
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 8 oz. 236ML
The Harvard Drug Group
Major Tri-Vita Drops, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby D 3 Vitamin Liquid, 400 IUI/1 mL, 1 and 2/3 oz., 50 mL
The Harvard Drug Group
Rugby Polyvitamin Liquid, 1 2/3 oz (50 mL)
The Harvard Drug Group
L-Glutamine 100mg, 30 mL vials, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659, 1 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Methylcobalamin 10mg, (10mg/ml), 30 mL vials, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659, 1 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bevacizumab Prefilled 30g and 31 gram 1.25mg/0.05mL Syringes, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659, 1 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
B-Complex, 30 mL vials, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659,1 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Fluorescein Sodium, 5mL vials, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659, 1 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANDROPHARM M1 ALPHA (Methyl-1-Etiocholenolol-Epietiocholanollone 20 mg) capsule, packaged in 60-count bottle, Amazon.com, UPC 6 42125 50292 4
Andropharm, LLC
AMLODIPINE BESYLATE TABLET, USP, 10 mg, 1000 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai - 400 013, India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC Montvale, NJ 07645, NDC 67877-199-10
Ascend Laboratories LLC
BevaDex (bevacizumab) 0.06mL Prefilled 32 g (1.25mg/1mg) Syringes, Rx only, Bella Pharma 3101 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 (877) BELLA.
Bella Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
What to do with this
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Nearby categories
Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.
Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.