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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

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

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

Early TPN (Neonatal) 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

HYDROCORTISONE LOTION, USP, 2.5%, 2 FL OZ (59 mL) bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811, NDC 0603-7785-52.

Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC, DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Fentanyl 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

Dexamethasone 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

DORAMA-NEO (naphazoline hydrochloride) Eye wash, packaged in 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles, Manufactured by SATO Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD. 1-5-27 Motoakasaka Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan, NDC 49873-020-01

Sato Pharmaceutical Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

NICU 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

SATO CLEAR (naphazoline hydrochloride) Redness Reliever 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 49873-044-01

Sato Pharmaceutical Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation, 90 mcg per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Net Wt. 18 g inhalers, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, NDC 0173-0682-20.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Bumetadine 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

Cefazolin 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

LaBri's Body Health Atomic, 60 capsules

Envy Me
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Glycopyrrolate 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 Nighttime Teething Tablets [Belladonna 12X HPUS (0.0000000000003% alkaloids, calculated), Calcarea Phosphorica 6X HPUS, Chamomilla 6X HPUS, Coffea Cruda 6X HPUS, Magnesia Phosphorica 6X HPUS, Rheum 6X HPUS, Silicea 12X HPUS] Quick-Dissolving Tablets, 135-count bottle, Manufactured for: Hyland's, Inc., Los Angesles, CA 90061, NDC 54973-3197-1, UPC 3 54973 31971 4.

Standard Homeopathic Company
FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2017

Lorazepam 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

Phenylephrine 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

Vancomycin 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

Nicardipine 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

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

Advanced Pharma Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PROCAINE HCL *5ML* SDV SULFITE FREE 1% INJ, Injection, 1%, RXxonly, 5mL Glass/Single Dose vials, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

QUAD MIX 50/30/1/0.2 5ML MDV (CALIF) MCG/MG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 50mcg/30mg/1mg/0.2mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

Milrinone Lactate in 5% Dextrose Injection, 20 mg/100 mL, 100 mL Single-Dose Intravia Container bag, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0338-6010-48

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID 25ML MDV 25MG/ML INJ, Injection, 25mg/mL, Rx only, 25 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

SODIUM CARBOXYM-CELL PF 0.5% OPHTH, opthalmic, 0.50%, Rx only, 10mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

VITAMIN D3 IN OLIVE OIL SDV 100,000U/ML INJ, Injection, 150,000u/mL, Rx only, packaged in 2mL Glass/Single Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PGE1/PROCAINE 5ML MDV 20MCG/ML/0.1% INJ, Injection, 20mcg/ml 0.1%, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

VITAMIN D3 IN OLIVE OIL SDV 100,000U/ML INJ, Injection, 100,000u/mL, Rx only, packaged in 1 mL Glass/Single Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PROCAINE HCL SDV 1% INJ, Injection, 1%, Rx only, packaged in 5mL and 50 mL Glass/Single Dose vials, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

HYDROXO-B12 5ML PBF MDV (CALIF) 10MG/ML INJ, Injection, 10mg/mL, RX only, 5mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TRI MIX 5.95/17.8572/0.6 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 5.95mcg/17.85mg/0.6mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

5-MTHF 10ML MDV (CALIF) 5MG/ML INJ, Injection, 5mg/mL, Rx only, 10mLGlass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PAPAVERINE/PHENT 5ML MDV 30/1MG/ML INJ, Injection, 30mg/1mg/mL, Rx only, 5mL glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

5-MTHF *10ML* MDV 5MG/ML INJ, Injection, 5mg/mL, Rx only, 10mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TESTOST CYP SESAME OIL 5ML MDV 100MG/ML INJ, Injection, 100mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

HYDROXO-B12 1ML SDV 10MG/ML INJ, Injection, 10mg/mL, Rx only, 1 mL glass/ Single Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy HYDROXO-B12 2ML SDV 10MG/ML INJ, Injection, 10mg/mL, RX only, 2 mL glass/ Single Dose vial.

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TRI MIX 16.7/4/0.27 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 16.7mcg/4mg/0.27mg/ml, Rx only, 5mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

5-MTHF SDV 5MG/ML INJ, Injection, 5mg/mL, Rx only, packaged in 1 mL, 2 mL, 5 mL, and 10 mL Glass/Single Dose vials, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TRI MIX 5.88/17.65/0.588 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/ML INJ, , Injection, 5.88mcg/17.65mg/0.588mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TRI MIX 30/30/1 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 30mcg/30mg/1mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

HCG *10ML* MDV 500U/ML INJ, Injection, 500u/mL, Rx only, 10 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PGE1/PROCAINE 5ML MDV 40MCG/ML/0.1% INJ, Injection, 40mcg/mL, 0.1%, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

SOD PHENYLBUTYRATE SDV 30ML (CALIF or NEZ-CALIF) 200MG/ML INJ, Injection, 200mg/mL, Rx only, 30 mL Glass/Single Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

METHYL-B12 *10ML* MDV 5MG/ML INJ, Injection, 5mg/mL, Rx only, 10 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOS 10ML MDV 100MG/ML INJ, Injection, 100mg/mL, Rx only, 10mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TESTOST AQ MDV 50MG/ML INJ, Injection, 50mg/mL, Rx only, packaged in 5mL and 10mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PGE1/PAP 10/30 5ML MDV MCG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 10mg/30mg/mL, Rx only, 5mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

QUAD MIX 1/30/0.5/0.1 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 1mcg/30mg/0.5mg/0.15mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

TRI MIX 20/20/1 5ML MDV MCG/MG/MG/ML INJ, Injection, 20mcg/20mg/1mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

HYDROXO-B12 INH PF GV 5MG/ML SOLN, Inhalation Solution, 5mg/mL, Rx only, 5 mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

5-MTHF 10ML SDV (CALIF) 5MG/ML INJ, Injection 5mg/mL, Rx only, 10mL Glass /Single Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center
FDA Drug Moderate May 24, 2017

PROCAINE HCL 50ML MDV (CALIF) 1% INJ, Injection, 1%, Rx only, 50mL Glass/Multiple Dose vial, Prepared by Key Compounding Pharmacy

Key Pharmacy and Compounding Center

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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.