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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 Low Jan 25, 2017

Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets, 10 mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottles (NDC 0781-5275-31) and b) 1000-count bottles (NDC 0781-5275-10), Rx only, Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540.

Sandoz Inc
FDA Drug Low Jan 25, 2017

HCG (Chorionic Gonadotropin Lyopholized) II, 1000 unit vial, Rx only, Prepared by Town & Country, Compounding & Consultation Services, 106 Prospect St - 1st FL, Ridgewood, NJ 07459

Town and Country Compounding and Consultation Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 18, 2017

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Transdermal Patch, 20 mg over 9 hours (2.2 mg/hr), packaged in 30-count patches per box, Rx only, Manufactured by Noven Therapeutics, LLC, Miami, FL 33186; By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC 68968-5554-3.

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jan 18, 2017

HCG-Vitamin B12 5000 IU-8 mg in 10 mL vial, Rx only, For Sub-Q & IM Injection, Pharm D Solutions, Loop West Houston, TX --- NDA 69699-1723-20

Pharm D Solutions, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 18, 2017

10% Premasol sulfite-free (Amino Acid) Injection, 2000 mL bulk package, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Clintec Nutrition Division, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA, NDC 0338-1130-06

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 18, 2017

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Transdermal Patch, 30 mg over 9 hours (3.3 mg/hr), packaged in 30-count patches per box, Rx only, Manufactured by Noven Therapeutics, LLC, Miami, FL 33186; By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC 68968-5555-3.

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jan 18, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate 200 mg/mL in Sesame Oil, 4 mL and 5 mL vials, Rx only, For IM injection, Pharm D Solutions, Loop West Houston, TX --- NDA 69699-1709-04

Pharm D Solutions, LLC
FDA Drug Low Jan 18, 2017

Cytotec (misoprostol) Tablets, 200 mcg, 100 Tablets blister pack (10X10), For in-institution use only, Rx only, Distributed by G.D. Searle, Division of Pfizer, Inc., NY, NY --- NDC 0025-1461-34

Pfizer Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 18, 2017

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Transdermal Patch, 10 mg over 9 hours (1.1mg/hr), packaged in- 30 count per box, Rx only, Manufactured by Noven Therapeutics, LLC, Miami, FL 33186; By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Miami, FL 33186, NDC 68968-5552-3

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Alprostadil 20 mcg/mL Injectable, a) 5 mL and b) 10 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy Network LLC, Ocala FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

TriMix, Alprostadil/Phentolamine/Papaverine 40mcg/2mg/60mg/mL, (1 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Propionate 100 mg/mL, (5 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

QUAD1(PAP/PHEN/ALPROS/ATRO) 0.9 mg/0.2 mg/20 mcg/0.01 mg/mL Injectable, a) 2 mL and b) 5 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate/GHRP (2) 9 mg/3 mg Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Lipotropic (L-Carnitine 170 mg + Methylcobalamin 300 mcg + Thiamine HCL 20 mg + Riboflavin-5-phosphate Sod 2 mg + Niacinamide 20 mg + Pyridoxine HCL 2 mg + Folic Acid 1 mg/Lidocaine HCL 10 mg/ml), (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Ultra Amino Blend (Arginine HCL 105 mg + Lysine (L) HCL 150 mg + Ornithine (L) HCL 75 mg + Glutamine (L) 75 mg/ml + Lidocaine HCL 10 mg/mL), (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate in Sesame Oil Injectable, 210 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Forskolin/PAPAV/PHEN/PGE1, 100 mcg/30 mcg/3 mcg/60 mcg/mL, 5 mL vial, Injectable, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Glutamine/ORNI/Arginine/LYS/CITRU+LIDO 75 mg/75 mg/150 mg/50 mg/100 mg/10 mg/mL Injectable, 30 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Chorionic Gonadotropin, Lyophilized, 3,500 unit Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Mitomycin 40 mg Injectable, Lyophilized (Buffered), 1 mL vial, Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

BiMix Phentolamine/Papaverine 1 mg/30 mg/mL (1 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Trimix Injectable 30 mg/2 mg/20 mcg, a) 5 mL and b) 10 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

MIC/B-COMPLEX 15 mg/50 mg/100 mg/mL Injectable, 30 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate in Grapeseed Oil Injectable, (NY STATE), 200 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate in Sesame Oil Injectable 200 mg/mL, a) 1 mL and b) 10 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Glutathione 200 mg/mL (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate 6 mg. Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Glucosamine 200 mg/mL (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Glutamine/ORNI/ARGIN/LYSINE/LIDO Injectable, 75 mg/75 mg/150 mg/150 mg/10 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Trimix Injectable 30 mg/1 mg/10 mcg/mL a) 2 mL and b) 5 mL and c) 10 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

BCAA (30 ML) (Isoleucine (L) 15 mg + Leucine (L) 10 mg+ Valine 40 mg+ Lidocaine HCL 10 mg/mL). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy.

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

QUAD3 (PAP/PHEN/ALPRO/ATRO) 30 mg/3 mg/30 mcg/0.1mL Injectable, a) 2 mL and 5 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Suspension 100 mg/mL, (5 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate/GHRP (2) Kit 6 mg/4.5 mg Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Chorionic Gonadotropin, Lyophilized, 7,500 unit Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sodium Bicarbonate, 8.4% Injectable, 30 mL MultiDose vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate/GHRP (2) 3 mg/4.5 mg Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate/GHRP (2) & (6) 9 mg/9 mg/9 mg Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Carnitine-L 250 mg/mL Injectable, 30 mL vials, Rx only, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Trimix Injectable 30 mg/1 mg/25 mcg/mL, 5 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Quad Mix, Alprostadil/Phentolamine/Papaverine/Atropine 10mcg/2mg/30mg/200mg/ml, (1 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Gentell Hydrogel Wound Dressing REGULAR, 4 oz. tube, Manufactured by: Gentell, 2701 Bristol, PA 19007, NDC 61554-111-04

Gentell, Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

ULTRA-TEST (CYP 80%/PROP 20%) Injectable, 250 mg/mL 10 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

MIC Combo - Standard 15 mg/50 mg/100 mg/mL Injectable, 30 mL vials, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Sermorelin Acetate/GHRP (6) 3 mg/3 mg Injectable Kit, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Testosterone Cypionate/Propionate, 200 mg/50 mg/mL, (5 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Tri-Amino (Ornithine (L) HCL 100 mg/Arginine HCL 100 mg/Citrulline (L) 100 mg/Lidocaine HCL 10 mg/mL, (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Ceftazidime, Lyophilized, Ophthalmic 2.25% Kit, Rx only, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala , FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Taurine 50 mg/mL, (30 ML). Compounded by Tri-Coast Pharmacy

Tri-Coast Pharmacy

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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.