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Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls
14,058
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2000–2026
Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.
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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls — about 14.0% of the federal recall archive, of which 9% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 14,058 drugs & medications recalls between 2000 and 2026 — roughly 14.0% of the 100,165-record archive. Of the 14,058 records graded for severity, 9% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 14,058 total recalls
  • 14.0% of the archive
  • 9% graded high-severity
  • FDA Drug top agency

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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls, about 14.0% of the 100,165-record federal archive, with 1,277 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.

14,058
total recalls
9%
graded high-severity
FDA Drug
top issuing agency
2000–2026
years covered

Drugs & Medications recalls by year

2000–2026

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1797 1025 953 1253 1406 756 706 1080 904 555 658 216

Source: FDA · CPSC · NHTSA As of Jun 3, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

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Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

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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 Dec 28, 2016

3rd DEGREE capsules, 60-count bottles, Manufactured for: Making it A Lifestyle, L.L.C.

Making It a Lifestyle
FDA Drug Critical Dec 28, 2016

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Inj., USP (2.5 mg/mL) 0.25%, packaged in 30 mL Single-dose Preservative-Free vials, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL…

Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 28, 2016

C-PAV/PHENTOL/PGE1, All strengths, All sizes, Rx only, Colonia Care Pharmacy, Colonia NJ 07067

Colonia Care Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Dec 28, 2016

Hyoscyamine Sulfate, Sublingual Tablets, 0.125 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II, LLC., Nashville, TN 3…

VIRTUS PHARMACEUTICALS OPCO II L
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Fluconazole Injection, USP, 200 mg/100 mL (2mg/mL), 100 mL Single-Dose Intravia Container bag, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL …

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Critical Dec 28, 2016

BLACK LABEL X capsules, 60-count bottles, Manufactured for: Making it A Lifestyle, L.L.C.

Making It a Lifestyle
FDA Drug Critical Dec 28, 2016

Sermorelin/GHRP-6 Injection 6 mg-3 mg Lyophylized I, 2 mL vial, Rx, Town and Country Compounding and Consultation Services, Ridgewood, NJ 074502

Town and Country Compounding and Consultation Services
FDA Drug Critical Dec 28, 2016

Hyoscyamine Sulfate, USP Tablets, 0.125 mg, 100-count tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II, LLC., Nashville,…

VIRTUS PHARMACEUTICALS OPCO II L
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Lidocaine HCl 1%, 10 mL Syringe, Hospital/Office Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock, AR 72207

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Oxytocin 30 USP Units Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 500 mL Bag, Single-Dose Bag, Injection Solution for IV Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Calcium Chloride, (1 g/10 mL) Injection Solution 10 mL, 10% Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

HYDROmorphone HCl 50 mg/50 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (1 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Fentanyl Citrate 2,500 mcg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (10 mcg/mL) 250 mL* Bag, Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Road Little…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Heparin Sodium, 1 USP Unit/2 mL (0.5 USP Units/mL) in 0.45% Sodium Chloride, Single-Dose Syringe, Hospital/Office Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Low Dec 21, 2016

Methylprednisolone Tablets, USP, 16 mg, 50-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, NDC 5…

Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Fentanyl Citrate 1,500 mcg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (10 mcg/mL) 150 mL Bag, Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Road Little …

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

HYDROmorphone HCl 6 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (0.2 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 7…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Ropivacaine HCl 0.25% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 100 mL Bag, Epidural Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207, ND…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Succinylcholine Chloride 200 mg/10 mL Injection Solution 10 mL (20 mg/mL) ,Single-Dose Syringe Injection Solution, For Slow IV Use Only ,Rx Only, Can…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Calcium Chloride (20 mg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 500 mL Bag, Rx Only, Single-Dose Bag Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 722…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Heparin Sodium 5,000 USP Units Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 1,000 mL* Bag (5 USP units/mL), Single-Dose Bag.,Hospital/Office Use Only, Injection Sol…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Glycopyrrolate 1 mg/5 mL (0.2 mg/mL) Injection Solution, 5 mL Single-Dose Syringe, For IV Use, Hospital/Office Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Neostigmine Methylsulfate 5 mg/5 mL Injection Solution, 5 mL (1 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, For Slow IV Use, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Rocuronium Bromide 50 mg/5 mL Injection Solution, 5 mL (10 mg/mL) Single-Dose Syringe, Injection Solution For Slow IV Use, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co.…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Fentanyl Citrate 2 mcg/mL & Bupivacaine HCl 0.125% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 100 mL* Bag, Epidural Use Only, Single-Dose Bag, Hospital/Office Use Only…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Midazolam HCl 50 mg/50 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (1 mg/mL), Single-Dose Syringe, Hospital/Office Use Only, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell …

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Hydromorphone HCl 1 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 30 mL PCA Vial (1 mg/mL), Single-Dose Injection Solution For Slow IV Use, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Phenylephrine HCl 1 mg/10 mL (100 mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 10 mL Single-Dose Syringe, Rx Only Cantrell Drug Company 7321 Cantrell Rd Little R…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Morphine Sulfate 1 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 100 mL Bag, Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207, N…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Calcium Chloride 1 g/50 mL* Added to 5% Dextrose (20 mg/mL)*, Single-Dose Bag, Rx Only, Hospital/Office Use Only, Cantrell Drug Co. 7321 Cantrell Roa…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Food Low Dec 14, 2016

Safecor Vitamin B-1 (THIAMINE) 100 mg tablets NDC: 48433-0108-01 Distributed by: SAFECOR HEALTH, 317 NEW BOSTON STREET, WOBURN, MA

Safecor Health, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Advance Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0742, 85-0746, 85-0745, 85-0639, 85-0744, 85-0744, 85-0741, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Range Trauma Kit Hardcase - Product Code 85-0889, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Range Trauma Kit ORG - Product Code 80-0213, 80-0299, 80-0298, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Aid Backpack Kit - Product Code 85-0917, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Low Dec 14, 2016

Qnasl (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol 40 Mcg, 60 Metered Sprays, Rx only, Manufactured for Teva Respiratory, LLC, Horsham, PA 19044, By: …

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Low Dec 14, 2016

SODIUM FERRIC GLUCONATE COMPLEX IN SUCROSE INJECTION, 62.5mg elemental iron/5mL, 10 (5mL vials) per shelf pack, Rx only, Mfd: Hikma Farmaceutica (Po…

West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Mini Resupply Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0835, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Low Dec 14, 2016

Qnasl (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol 80 Mcg, 50 Metered Sprays, Rx only, Manufactured for Teva Respiratory, LLC, Horsham, PA 19044, By: …

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

K-9 Trauma Field Kit - Product Code 80-0211, 80-0304, 80-0209, 80-0210, 80-0300, 80-0301, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Range Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-1274, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 14, 2016

Amphibious Trauma Kit - Product Code 85-0639, North American Rescue

North American Rescue LLC.
FDA Drug Low Dec 14, 2016

5% Lidocaine HCL and 7.5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 2 mL Single-dose ampule, 5 count box, Rx Only, For Spinal Anesthesia Only, Manufactured by Hospira…

Hospira Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 200 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Nationwide Laboratories LLC, Iselin, New Jersey 08…

Nationwide Laboratories, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

Travoprost Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.004%, a) 2.5 mL and b) 5 mL bottles, Rx only, FOR USE IN THE EYES ONLY, Made in India, Distributed by: Par Phar…

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 200 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Burel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Richland, MS --- NDC 3…

Burel Pharmaceuticals Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

AZUPHEN MB URINARY ANTISEPTIC Capsules, Each capsule contains: Methenamine 120 mg, Monobasic Sodium Phosphate 40.8 mg, Phenyl Salicylate 36 mg, Meth…

Burel Pharmaceuticals Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 100 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Burel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Richland, MS --- NDC 3…

Burel Pharmaceuticals Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 100 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Nationwide Laboratories LLC, Iselin, New Jersey 08…

Nationwide Laboratories, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 7, 2016

URAMIT MB URINARY ANTISEPTIC Capsules, Each capsule contains: Methenamine 118 mg, Monobasic Sodium Phosphate 40.8 mg, Phenyl Salicylate 36 mg, Methy…

Burel Pharmaceuticals Inc

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Data sources

Category data as of Jun 3, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC 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 Jun 3, 2026.