Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Drugs & Medications recalls
Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls
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 · 2026-09-22
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.
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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 |
Drugs & Medications recalls by year
2004–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 1,508
High severity
1,508 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
11,608 recalls
- Lower severity 1,357
Lower severity
1,357 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Drug
FDA Drug
14,105 recalls
- FDA Food 312
FDA Food
312 recalls
- CPSC 56
CPSC
56 recalls
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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DoloEar Earache Drops, Homeopathic, 0.50 oz fl (15 mL), Distributed by: Pharmadel, New Castle, DE 19720, NDC 55758-401-15
Pharmadel, LLC
HYDROmorphone Hydrochloride 50mg/50mL (1mg/mL), packaged in a 50 mL Cassette, Rx Only, OurPharma, LLC, 2512 S. City Lake Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72701, NDC 73013-1040-01.
OurPharma LLC
Kapsin Ointment, Camphor 3.16% and Capsaicin 0.03%. Net Wt. 2 oz (60g) tubes, Manufactured by: Apipharma d.o.o, Jeronima Kavanjina 26, 10090 Zagreb, Croatia, Distributed by: Apipharma, LLC, 2331 West Alameda Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282 UPC 3 858882 101363
Apipharma
Clindamycin HCl, 300 mg Capsule, QTY: 30 Capsules per bottle, Rx Only, Repackaged by: RemedyRepack Inc., Indiana, PA 15701. NDC; 70518-3772-00
RemedyRepack Inc.
Testosterone Cypionate Injection, USP, CIII, 200mg per mL, Rx only, 1mL Single-Dose Vial, Distributed by Eugia US LLC, E. Windsor, NJ, Manufactured by: Eugia Specialties Limited, Telangana State, India, NDC 55150-277-01
Eugia US LLC
Levetiracetam 0.75% in Sodium Chloride Injection 1,000 mg/100 mL (10 mg/mL), 1 x 100mL, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Gland Pharma Limited, Hyderabad, - 500 043 INDIA, Distributor: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC 43598-636-52
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Unisom, SleepMinis, Diphenhydramine HCl, Mini-Capsules, 25 mg, 60 Mini-Capsules bottles, Dist. by Chattem, Inc., P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409-0219, USA, UPC 0 41167 00670 2
Chattem Inc
ChlorproMAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 10 mg, packaged in cartons of 100 TABLETS (10x10), Rx only, Packaged and Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis, IN 46268, NDC 0904-7129-61
The Harvard Drug Group LLC dba Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection 50mg/mL, 1mL Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Somerset Therapeutics Limited, Kamataka India, Manufactured for: BluePoint Laboratories NDC 68001-580-41
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 10mg, 365-count packs, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Glenmark Therapeutics Inc., Distributed by: Amazon. NDC# 72657-129-35
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir, 400 mg/100 mg tablets, 28 tablets: 2x14 blister cards, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Asegua Therapeutics LLC an affiliate of Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, Made in Ireland, NDC# 72626-2701-1
ASEGUA THERAPEUTICS LLC
Naproxen Sodium Tablets, USP, 550mg, 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC# 68462-179-01
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
chlorproMAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets, USP 10 mg, Rx Only, 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Zydus Lifesciences Ltd., Baddi, India, Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Pennington, NJ 08534, NDC 70710-1129-1
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc
Gabapentin Tablets 600mg, 500-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC# 68462-126-05.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Gabapentin Capsules, USP 400 mg, Rx Only, Packaged in a) 500-count bottles, NDC 62756-139-05; b) 1000-count bottles, NDC 62756-139-04; Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India.
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Venlafaxine Tablets, USP, 75 mg, 100 Tablets, Rx only, Mfg. by: Zydus Lifesciences Ltd, Ahmedabad, India, Dist. by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Pennington, NJ 08534, NDC 68382-021-01.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc
Prochlorperazine Maleate Tablets, 10mg, 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC# 68462-890-01
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Nitroglycerin Sublingual Tablets 0.4MG 100-count carton, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC# 68462-639-45.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (NSAID) Tablets, 250 mg/125 mg a). 144-count packets (NDC# 72657-157-74), b). 216-count packets( 72657-157-76),Distributed by: Glenmark Therapeutics Inc., USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430, Product of India
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Methocarbamol Injection USP 1,000 mg/10 mL (100 mg/mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Somerset, NJ 08873, NDC 70069-101-25 (immediate carton) and 70069-101-05 (5x10 mL carton)
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
Propafenone Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules USP, 225mg 60-count bottles, Rx Only, Mfd by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India. NDC# 16714-825-01.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection, 100 mg/mL, 1mL Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Somerset, NJ 08873, NDC 70069-383-10
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
0.9% Sodium chloride Irrigation USP, Isotonic Solution for Irrigation, 500 mL Plastic Irrigation Container (PIC), B. Braun Medical, Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18018-3524 USA, NDC 0264-2201-10
B. Braun Medical Inc
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection 50mg/mL, 1mL Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Somerset, NJ 08873, NDC 70069-381-01 (individual carton) and NDC 70069-381-10 (10x1 mL carton)
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
Propafenone Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules, USP 325mg,60-count bottles, Rx Only, Mfd for: Northstar Rx LLC, Memphis, TN 38141, Mfd by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India. NDC# 16714-826-01
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Indomethacin Extended-Release Capsules, 75mg, 60-count bottles, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC# 68462-325-60
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Clindamycin Hydrochloride Capsules, USP, 300mg, 100-count bottles, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430.NDC# 68462-144-01
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Gabapentin Capsules, USP 300 mg, Rx Only, Packaged in a) 500-count bottles, NDC 62756-138-05; b) 1000-count bottles, NDC 62756-138-04, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India.
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Nitroglycerin Sublingual Tablets 0.3MG, 100-count bottles, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430.NDC# 68462-638-01
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Haloperidol Decanoate Injection 100mg/mL, 1mL Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Somerset Therapeutics Limited, Kamataka, India, Manufactured for: BluePoint Laboratories NDC 68001-581-41 (individual carton) and NDC 68001-581-48 (5x1 mL cartons)
Somerset Therapeutics Private Limited
Lacosamide Tablets, 50mg, 60-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh 454775, India, Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA, Mahwah, NJ 07430.NDC# 68462-678-60
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief (Benzoyl Peroxide 5%), 0.33 oz. (9.45 g), Distributed by Alchemee LLC, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Made in the USA, UPC 7 35786 01921 1, UPC 8 42944 10223 1, and also packaged as a twin pack UPC 8 42944 10241 5,
Alchemee, LLC
Kramer Laboratories Recalls Safetussin Max Strength Multi-Symptom Cough, Cold and Flu Blister Packs Due to Risk of Child Poisoning; Violation of Federal Regulation for Child Resistant Packaging
Kramer Laboratories, of Bridgewater, New Jersey (a subsidiary of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, of Bridgewater, New Jersey)
Tolterodine Tartrate Extended-Release Capsules, 2 mg, 30 Capsules (3 x 10) Unit Dose carton, Rx only, Packaged and Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA, NDC 0904-6592-04.
The Harvard Drug Group LLC dba Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories
Tropicamide - Proparacaine - Phenylephrine - Ketorolac Sterile Ophthalmic Solution, 1% 0.5% 2.5% 0.5%, 5 mL fill in 15 mL bottle, Imprimis NJOF, LLC, Route 46 West, Unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ, 07852, NDC: 71384-733-05.
Imprimis NJOF, LLC
Voriconazole Tablets, 50 mg, packaged in cartons of 3 blister cards with 10 individual blistered doses (30 Unit Dose per carton), Rx only, Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, Ohio 43217, Carton NDC 60687-294-21, Unit Dose NDC 60687-294-11.
Amerisource Health Services LLC
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 30 mg, Rx Only, 1,000 Capsules per bottle, Manufactured by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L., Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Distributed by: Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Berkley Heights, NJ 07922, NDC 51991-747-10.
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED- RELEASE 500MG, 180 TABLETS, Packaged BY: A-S Medication Solutions, Libertyville, IL 60048 NDC 50090-1494-3.
A-S Medication Solutions LLC
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/ml) /0.125% Bupivacaine HCl 125 mg/100 mL (1.25 mg/mL), 100 ml in NS Yellow CADD FSFF, Injection for Epidural Use (Not intended For IV Use), Compounded, For Institutional or Office Use Only, QuVa Pharma, 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100, Sugar Land, Tx 77478. NDC: 70092-1255-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL), 25 x 50 mL Single Dose Vials per carton, For Intravenous Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645. NDC Inner Vial: 51754-5001-1; NDC Carton: 51754-5001-4
Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
SinuCleanse Soft Tip NETI POT Nasal Wash System (sodium bicarbonate USP 700 mg and sodium chloride USP 2300 mg), 30-count All Natural USP Grade Saline Packets and 1 kettle style Neti Pot, Net WT 0.1OZ (3g) each, Distributed by Ascent Consumer Products Inc., Melville, NY 11747, UPC 6 46011 00102 7
Ascent Consumer Products Inc.
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/ml) /0.1% Bupivacaine HCl 100 mg/100 mL (1 mg/mL), 100 ml in NS Yellow CADD FSFF, Injection for Epidural Use (Not intended For IV Use), Compounded, For Institutional or Office Use Only, QuVa Pharma, 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100, Sugar Land, Tx 77478. NDC: 70092-1255-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
SinuCleanse Premixed SALINE PACKETS (sodium bicarbonate USP 700 mg and sodium chloride USP 2300 mg) for Nasal Wash System, 60-count All Natural USP Grade Saline Packets, Net WT 0.1OZ (3g) each, Distributed by Ascent Consumer Products Inc., Melville, NY 11747, UPC 6 46011 00103 4
Ascent Consumer Products Inc.
Testosterone Gel 1%, 5 grams, 30 Unit-dose Packets in a carton, Rx only, Distributed by: Strides Pharma Inc., East Brunswick, NJ, NDC 64380-152-02
Strides Pharma, Inc.
fentaNYL Citrate PF 200 mcg/100 mL (2 mcg/ml) /0.2% ROPivacaine HCl 200 mg/100 mL (2 mg/mL), 100 ml in NS Yellow CADD FSFF, Injection for Epidural Use (Not intended For IV Use), Compounded, For Institutional or Office Use Only, QuVa Pharma, 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100, Sugar Land, Tx 77478. NDC: 70092-1259-75
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
Testosterone Gel 1%, 2.5 grams, 30 Unit-dose packets in a carton, Rx only, Distributed by: Strides Pharma Inc., East Brunswick, NJ, NDC 64380-151-02
Strides Pharma, Inc.
Neupogen (filgrastim) For Injection, 300mcg/1 mL, 1 mL Single Dose Vials, Rx Only, For Subcutaneous or Intravenous Use Only, Sterile Solution - No Preservative, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, NDC 55513-530-01 (vial), NDC 55513-530-10 (box).
Amgen, Inc.
Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.3% as base, package in 5 mL bottles, Rx Only, Distributed by: Leading Pharma LLC, Fairfield, NJ. Manufactured by: FDC Limited, Maharashtra, India, NDC 69315-308-05
FDC Limited
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, USP, 125 mcg (0.125 mg), Rx Only, 100 Unit Dose Blister Cards of 10 (10 cards of 10 tablets each) per carton, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505, Made in India, NDC 51079-443-20.
Mylan Institutional, Inc.
CURAD Alcohol Prep Pads, Sterile, Medium, 2-Ply, Contents: 5 boxes per Carton, 30 Boxes per Case, Single Use Only, Manufactured for Medline Industries, LP, Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093, USA, Made in India, www.curad.com, 1-800-633-5463, NDC 53329-827-30.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
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- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.
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