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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 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% alkaloids, calculated)] Quick-Dissolving Tablets, packaged in a) 40-count bottles (NDC 54973-3127-3) (UPC 3 54973 31273 9); b) 135-count bottles (NDC 54973-3127-1) (UPCs 3 54973 31271 5, 3 54973 31371 2, 3 54973 31481 8); and 250-count bottles (NDC 54973-3127-2) (UPCs 3 54973 31272 2, 3 54973 31521 1), Manufactured for: Hyland's, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 9006

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, NDC 0409-1775-10

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

Hydromorphone 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) 4x15 mL and one 5 mL bonus bottles, USPC Code 069886941746, Distributed by Cell Distributors, Union, NJ

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 77054

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 Motoakasaka Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan, NDC 49873-501-01.

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

Cardioplegic Solution Maintenance 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

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 50102-128-01), packaged in 3 pouches, each pouch contains one blister pack of 28 tablets (NDC 50102-128-03), Rx only, Manufactured for: Afaxys, Inc., Charleston, SC 29403, USA, Product of India.

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 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: 51552-1392-3), d) 100 G bottle (NDC: 51552-1392-5), RX only, Distributed by Fagron, Inc. 2400 Pilot Knob Rd, St. Paul, MN 55120 Tel. 1-(800) 423-6967 Also packaged as: Estriol USP Micronized, For prescription compounding, packaged in a 100 G bottle (NDC 52372-9292-01), Rx only, Distributed by FREEDOM, 801 W. New Orleans St. Broken Arrow, OK 74011

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.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Gentamicin 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

Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Chewable Tablets, 5 mg, 30-count bottle, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol - 389 350, Gujarat, India; Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, NDC 47335-343-83.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

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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.