Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Name: Drugs & Medications Recalls
Creator: PlainRecalls
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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. · Updated October 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.

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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

High severity

1,508
Moderate

11,608
Lower severity

1,357

FDA Drug

14,105
FDA Food

312
CPSC

56

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 21, 2017

Estradiol 20 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count and 12 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only Rx Only, Manufactured by Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC: 69761-020-01

Qualgen

Where Drugs & Medications sits among all 12 categories

Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?

Recalls in Drugs & Medications

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, 15,000 IU per vial, lyophilized for injection, Rx only, Complete Pharmacy & Medical Solutions, Miami Lakes, FL 33014

Potassium CHLORide added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 30mEq 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5824, NDC# 61553-0824-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 115.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 6100 Global Drive, Memphis, TN 38141

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 10 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5288, NDC# 61553-0288-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 103.33 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Potassium CHLORide added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 10mEq 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5856, NDC# 61553-0856-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 105.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 6100 Global Drive, Memphis, TN 38141

Potassium PHOSphate in 0.5% Dextrose, 7.5 mMol in 100 mL, Service Code 2K5299, NDC# 61553-0299-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 150.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 15 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5295, NDC# 61553-0295-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as105.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Montelukast Sodium Oral Granules, 4 mg pouch, Rx only, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV --- NDC 0378-6040-93

VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.5g in 300 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Service Code 2K2243, NDC# 61553-043-34, 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

Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 20 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5287, NDC# 61553-0287-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as106.67 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478

Atorvastatin Calcium 40mg Tablet, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Pk By Safecor Health Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 60505258009

Doxycycline100mg Tablets, 14-count bottles, Rx only, Packaged By Safecor Health LLC Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 0143314205

Acyclovir 400mg Tablet, 15-count bottles, Rx only, Packaged by Safecor Health, LLC. Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 0093894305

Metronidazole 500mg Tablet, 50-count bottles, Rx only, Packaged By Safecor Health LLC Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 5011133402

Estradiol 20 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count and 12 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only Rx Only, Manufactured by Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC: 69761-020-01

Estradiol 12.5 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013, NDC: 69761-012-01

Zenatane (isotretinoin) Capsules, USP, 20 mg, 30-count (3 x 10 Prescription Packs) per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured By: Cipla Limited, Kurkumbh Village, Pune 413802 India, Manufactured For: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Bachupally 500 090 India, NDC 55111-136-81

Estradiol 10 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only , For Subcutaneous Use Only Rx Only Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC: 69761-010-01

Estradiol (17-B-Estradiol; Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3, 17B-diol; Oestradiol) Plant Base, Micronized, U.S.P active pharmaceutical ingredient, packaged in 1g, 5g, 25g, 6 x 25g, and 100g containers, Rx only, Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp, Gardena, CA 90248, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Product code E1435.

Estradiol 22 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF, in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only Rx Only, Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC 69761-022-01

Estradiol 18 mg pellet , 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC: 69761-018-01.

Option 2, Levonorgestrel Tablet, 1.5 mg, Emergency Contraceptive, 1 Tablet per box, Distributed By Perrigo, Allegan, MI 49010. NDC 0113-2003-12

Estradiol 25 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF, in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only. Rx Only ,Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013 NDC 69761-025-01,

Zenatane (isotretinoin) Capsules, USP, 10 mg, 30-count (3 x 10 Prescription Packs) per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured By: Cipla Limited, Kurkumbh Village, Pune 413802 India, Manufactured For: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Bachupally 500 090 India, NDC 55111-135-81

Acyclovir Tablets, USP, 800 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854, by Hetero Labs Limited, Unit V, Polepally, Jadcherla, Mahaboob Nagar - 509 301, India, NDC 31722-778-01

Estradiol 6 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles, Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only Rx Only, Manufactured by; Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd. Edmond, OK 73013 NDC: 69761-006-01.

Levonorgestrel, U.S.P. active pharmaceutical ingredient, packaged in 1 kg container, Rx only, Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp, Gardena, CA 90248, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Product code L1229.

Zenatane (isotretinoin) Capsules, USP, 30 mg, 30-count (3 x 10 Prescription Packs) per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured By: Cipla Limited, Kurkumbh Village, Pune 413802 India, Manufactured For: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Bachupally 500 090 India, NDC 55111-113-81

Estradiol 15 mg pellet 99.5% Estradiol USP, .5% Stearic Acid NF in 1 count, 12 count, and 30 count bottles. Sterile Office Use Only, For Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Qualgen 14844 Bristol Park Blvd Edmond, OK 73013, NDC: 69761-015-01

methylcobalamin 1mg/1mL, vial for injection, Rx only, MedPark Pharmacy 2002 Medical Pkwy. # 170 Annapolis, MD 21401

Zenatane (isotretinoin) Capsules, USP, 40 mg, 30-count (3 x 10 Prescription Packs) per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured By: Cipla Limited, Kurkumbh Village, Pune 413802 India, Manufactured For: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Bachupally 500 090 India, NDC 55111-137-81

The Green Herb 100% Natural AL-ER-G, 60 and 150 Capsules, Dietary supplement, This item is packed in a white bottle with a white cap. Each bottle contains 60 or 150 capsules, each capsule is 180 mg of ephedra herb in a 650 mg capsule. Batch#1892; product# 314.

ceFAZolin sodium added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 2g, Total Approximate Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0522-32

HYDROmorphone HCL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 0.2 mg per ml, Total Volume 100mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total HYDROmorphone Dose 20 mg per 100 mL) Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0300-55

morphine sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 1 mg per mL, Total Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total morphine Dose 100 mg/ 100 mL), Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0100-55

fentaNYL (as citrate) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable,10 mcg per mL, Total Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total fentanyl Dose 1,000 mcg/100 mL) Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0202-32

MAGNESIUM Sulfate added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 4g, Total Approximate Volume 108 mL (does not include mfg. overfill) Single Dose Container bag, Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC: 70004-0737-32

fentaNYL (as citrate) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable,10 mcg per mL, Total Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total fentanyl Dose 1,000 mcg/100 mL) Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0229-32

morphine sulfate in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 1 mg per mL, Total Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total morphine Dose 100 mg/ 100mL), Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0100-32.

ceFAZolin sodium added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 3g, Total Approximate Volume 115 mL, Single Dose Container bag, Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0524-32

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium Tablets, USP, 500 mg/125 mg, in 20 count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz Gmbh for Sandoz Inc. Princeton NJ NDC 0781-1831-20

PHENYLephrine HCL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable, 10 mg (Final Concentration = 0.1 mg per mL) Total Volume 100 mL, Single Dose Container bag, Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC: 70004-0810-32

fentaNYL (as citrate) in 100mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride injectable,20 mcg per mL, Single Dose Container bag, (Total fentanyl Dose 2,000 mcg/100 mL) Preservative Free, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct. Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-203-32

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

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

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

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

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