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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

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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.

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

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 Food Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Source Naturals Renewal Antioxidant Tablet: 10 Count Sample Pack, 30 Count, 60 Count, & 120 Count per bottle; Ingredient: Maltodextrin, Cellulose (Capsules, Silica and magnesium stearate; 30 count Bottle - Product SN1750: 60 count Bottle - Product SN1751; 120 count Bottle - Product SN1752; 10 Count Sample Packs - Product SN5024. Manufactured for Source Naturals, Santa Cruz, CA

Threshold Enterprises Ltd
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, 250 mL VIAFLEX Container bag, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015; Distributed in Canada by Baxter Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Product Code: 2B1322, NDC 0338-0049-02.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Critical Jul 19, 2017

Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets, 3 mg, 90 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 USA Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA, NDC: 0591-3693-19

Teva Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 100 mL VIAFLEX Plastic Container, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield IL 60015 USA, Product Code: 2B0089, NDC: 0338-0017-38

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

QUELICIN (Succinylcholine Chloride) Injection, USP 20 mg/mL in a) 5 mL vial (NDC 15082-814-67), b) 7mL vial (NDC 15082-814-79), c) 10mL vial (NDC 15082-814-61), Repackaged by Advanced Pharm, 9265 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX 77054 (877) 794-0404.

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium Phosphate (USP) QS 0.9% Sodium Chloride (USP) 250 mL 20 mmol in NS 250mL Bag, Advanced Pharma, 9265 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX 77054 (877) 794-0404. NDC15082-926-25

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride 15 mMol (22 mEq K+) Total Approximate Volume 255 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0841-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL VIAFLEX Container, Rx Only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield IL 60015 USA, Product Code: 2B1309, NDC: 0338-0049-38

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag 30 mMol (44 mEq K+) Total Approximate Volume 260 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0843-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride 15 mMol (22 mEq K+) Total Approximate Volume 255 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0841-32

SCA Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Critical Jul 19, 2017

EliquisTablets 5mg, 60 count bottle, Rx Only, Marketed by: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company Princeton, NJ 08543 USA and Pfizer Inc. New York, NY 10017 USA, NDC 0003-0894-21

Bristol-myers Squibb Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium Phosphate (USP) QS 0.9% Sodium Chloride (USP) 250 mL 15 mmol in NS 250mL Bag, Advanced Pharma, 9265 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX 77054 (877) 794-0404. NDC15082-922-25

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium Phosphate (USP) QS 0.9% Sodium Chloride (USP) 250 mL 30 mmol in NS 250mL Bag, Advanced Pharma, 9265 Kirby Dr., Houston, TX 77054 (877) 794-0404. NDC15082-924-25

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 19, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mMol (14.67 mEq K+) Total Approximate Volume 254 mL, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0840-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

TetraStem brand Topical Ointment First Aid Antibiotic, tetracycline (3%), 3 mL in a 5 mL bottle, sold over the counter Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 04307-301-11

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Clindamycin Injection USP; 600 mg/4 mL (150 mg/mL). 4 mL Single-dose ADD-VANTAGE Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for Alvogen, Inc., Pine Brook, NJ 07058, NDC 47781-463-69

Alvogen, Inc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 400 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-256-09

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

StaphWash+Plus+ Skin Protectant, Zinc acetate (.1% by volume), 0.3 fl. oz. (3 mL) bottle, Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 43074-101-01

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

VenomX, Zinc acetate (.1% by volume), 0.3 fl. oz. (3 mL) bottles, Skin Protectant Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 43074-207-01

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 500 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-258-03

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

StingMed Insect bites Skin Protectant. Zinc acetate (.1% by volume), 0.3 fl. oz. (3 mL) bottle, Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 04307-100-11

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Clindamycin Injection USP; 300 mg/2 mL (150 mg/mL). 2 mL Single-dose ADD-VANTAGE Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for Alvogen, Inc., Pine Brook, NJ 07058, NDC 47781-462-69

Alvogen, Inc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 750 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 600 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-279-33

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 500 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-258-25

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Tetracycline-ABC Brand Topical ointment First Aid Antibiotic, tetracycline (3%), 3 mL in a 5 mL bottle, sold over the counter Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 4307410201

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Bupivacaine HCl 0.25% 270 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 270 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-044-57

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Methocarbamol, USP, packaged in a) 100 g container (NDC: 58597-8023-6, b) 500 g container (NDC: 58597-8023-7), c) 1,000 g container (NDC: 58597-8023-8). For Prescription Compounding RX Only. Packed under cGMP conditions by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Diabecline brand Topical Ointment First Aid Antibiotic, tetracycline (3%), 3 mL in a 5 mL bottle, sold over the counter Phillips Company, Millerton, OK -- NDC 04307-100-11

Phillips Co.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse, USP, 1 Pint (473 ml), Rx Only, Distributed by: Xttrium Laboratories, Inc., Mount Prospect, IL 60056, NDC 0116-2001-16

Xttrium Laboratories Inc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Amitriptyline HCl Tablets, USP 25 mg, Packaged in a)100-count bottles (NDC 0781-1487-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 0781-1487-10), Rx only, Manufactured by Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540

Sandoz Incorporated
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 12, 2017

Clindamycin Injection USP; 900 mg/6 mL (150 mg/mL). 6 mL Single-dose ADD-VANTAGE Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for Alvogen, Inc., Pine Brook, NJ 07058, NDC 47781-464-69

Alvogen, Inc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

G & W Clobetasol Propionate Ointment 0.05%, packaged in a) 15 g tube (NDC 0713-0656-15), b) 30 g tube (NDC 0713-0656-31, c) 45 g tube (NDC 0713-0656-37), d) 60 g tube (NDC 0713-0656-60), Rx Only, Manufactured by G & W Laboratories, Inc. 111 Coolidge Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07080

G & W Laboratories, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Fludeoxyglucose F 18 Injection, 20mCi/mL to 200 mCi/mL at EOS, 30 mL Multiple-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Lantheus MI Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., San Juan, PR --- NDC 11994-015-01

Lantheus MI Radipharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Bupivacaine HCl 0.25% 400 mL Total Volume in an ON-Q Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 400 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-023-09

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Low Jul 12, 2017

Ropivacaine HCl 0.2% 550 mL Total Volume in an AutoFuser Pump in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, Rx Only, Compounded by PharMEDium Services, LLC, Sugar Land, TX 77478, NDC: 61553-100-13

Pharmedium Services Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 5, 2017

Blephamide (sulfacetamide sodium and prednisolone acetate ophthalmic ointment, USP) 10%/0.2% sterile, 3.5 g tube, RX only, Manufactured by Allergan, Irvine, California, 92612, U.S.A., NDC: 0023-0313-04.

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 5, 2017

Progesterone Injection in Olive Oil With Benzyl Alcohol 10%, 50mg/mL, 10mL Multi-Dose Vial, Rx only, Apothecary by Design, 141 Preble Street, Portland, ME.

Apothecary By Design
FDA Drug Low Jul 5, 2017

Walgreens Daytime and Nighttime Cold & Flu, packaged in combo pack of two plastic 12FL OZ (355 mL) bottles connected by one paper sleeve, TOTAL 24 FL OZ (1.5 pt)(710 mL), OTC, Distributed by: Walgreen CO., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015

L. Perrigo Company
FDA Drug Low Jul 5, 2017

Gaviscon (Alumina & Magnesium Trisilicate) Regular Strength Original Flavor Chewable Tablets, 80 mg & 14.2 mg, 100-count bottles, Distributed by: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P., Moon Twp, PA 15108, UPC 3 0088-1175-47 8.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
FDA Drug Low Jul 5, 2017

BuPROPion HCL Tablets, USP, 75 mg, packaged as UD 100 tablets (10x10), Rx Only, Mfg by: Sandoz Inc., 508 Carnegie Center, Suite 400, Princeton, NJ 08805, NDC: 63739-706-10

Mckesson Packaging Services
FDA Drug Low Jul 5, 2017

Minivelle (estradiol Transdermal System) 0.1 mg per day, pack of 8 systems per carton, Rx only, Dist. by: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, Florida 33186. NDC: 68968-6610-8

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 5, 2017

Doxycycline Hyclate USP, active pharmaceutical ingredient, a) 25 g packaged in a 500 cc container (NDC: 58597-8082-4), b) 100 g packaged in 16 oz container (NDC: 58597-8082-6), c) 500 g packaged in a 2500 cc container (NDC: 58597-8082-7) and a 1,000 g packaged in 1 gallon container (NDC: 58597-8082-8). For Prescription Compounding RX Only. Packed under cGMP conditions by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327

American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 28, 2017

Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules USP, 75 mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottles (NDC 52343-132-30) and b) 90-count bottles (NDC 52343-132-90), Rx only, Distributed by: Lucid Pharma LLC, 2 Tower Center Blvd, Suite-1101-B, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 USA.

Lucid Pharma LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

Levophed norepinephrine bitartrate, injection, USP, 4 mg /4 mL (1 mg/mL),Rx only, Hospira, Inc. Lake Forest, IL --- NDC 0409-3375-04

Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
FDA Drug Low Jun 21, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 7 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5284, NDC# 61553-0284-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 102.33 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.5g in 300 mL 5% Dextrose Injection USP, Service Code 2K2227, NDC# 61553-027-34, Total Volume 300.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 500.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Low Jun 21, 2017

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 7.5 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5298, NDC# 61553-0298-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 102.50 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

Acetaminophen 325mg tablets, 120-count bottles, Pk By Safecor Health Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 00904198280.

Safecor Health, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.75g in 300 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Service Code 2K2237, NDC# 61553-037-34, Total Volume 300.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 500.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

ESTRONE USP, packaged in a) 1g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-2), c) 5g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-3), d) 25g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-4), For Prescription Compounding, RX Only, Packed under cGMP conditions 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.