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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

Category snapshot

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

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 Jul 13, 2016

All doxycycline Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All capsicum Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All carbomer Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

XCEL Capsules, 300 mg, 60-count bottles, Manufactured for JNS Health

Bee Extremely Amazed LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All ketoprofen Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All propylparaben Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All Nitro Paste (nitroglycerin) Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All ketamine and amitriptyline Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All lidocaine/tetracaine/benzocaine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 9…

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All sucralfate Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All naltrexone Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All boric acid Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All TRIE Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Low Jul 13, 2016

Sirolimus Tablets, 1 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Visakhapatnam - 5300046 India, NDC 55111-653-01

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All estradiol Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All cetirizine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

Zero Xtreme High Performance Fat Burner capsules, 30-count bottle, Distributed by Xtreme Z Distributors, Inc., Miami, FL 33180

XTREME Z DISTRIBUTORS INC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

Midazolam HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 0.5 mg/mL 1 mL (0.5 mg/mL), 1 mL syringes, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock AR --- NDC 52533-…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All quinine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All phenylephrine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

Asset extreme+PLUS Capsules, 500 mg, 30-count bottles, Distributed by Descor, LLC www.assetcapsules4u.com www.allnaturalbeelievers.com

Bee Extremely Amazed LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All tetracaine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

LIDocaine HCl 1% BUFFERED WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE Injection, packaged in 3 mL Syringes, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock, AR --- UPC: 99999920…

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All methyltestosterone Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All 4-aminopyridine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All squaric acid Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

Atropine Sulfate Injection Solution, 0.4 mg/1 mL (0.4 mg/mL), in a) 1 mL syringes and b) 2 mL syringes, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock, AR …

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All estriol Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All thymol Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All acyclovir and lidocaine Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All e2-e3-p4 Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

HEParin Sodium 0.5 USP UNITS/mL in 0.225% SODIUM CHLORIDE, in 3 mL Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock, AR --- UPC: 9999992212

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

Tazorac (tazarotene) Gel 0.05%, 15 x 3.5g, sample packs, Allergan Inc, Irvine, CA 92612. UPC 300238335159

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

ZI XIU TANG BEAUTY FACE & FIGURE Capsules, 250 mg, 60-count bottles

Bee Extremely Amazed LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All diethylstilbestrol Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All PCCA Lipoderm Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All clobetasol Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jul 13, 2016

fentaNYL Citrate 1 MCG/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, in 3 mL Syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock, AR --- UPC: 9999992131

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All Coal Tar Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

All baclofen Products, Rx Only, Compounded by RELIABLE DRUG/RELIABLE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, 801 Irving St., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122.

Reliable Rexall-A Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 13, 2016

MIDAZolam HCl 0.1 mg/mL in 5% DEXTROSE 2.5 mL syringe, Rx Only, Cantrell Drug Co., Little Rock, AR --- UPC: 9999993721

Cantrell Drug Company
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

Lisinopril & Hydrochlorothiazide Tables, USP 20mg/12.5mg, packaged in a)100-count bottles and b) 5000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin…

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution (0.3% as base), Sterile, Rx only, a) 2.5 mL Bottle, b) 5 mL Bottle, c) 10 mL Bottle, For Topical Ophthalmic Use Onl…

Actavis Pharma Inc
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

CVS pharmacy Original Strength Acid Controller tablets, 10 mg, 30-count bottle, OTC, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, R…

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 6, 2016

Brilliant Blue G BBG, 0.025%, Sterile Injection, 0.5 mL Single Dose Vial, Vital Care Compounder, Hattiesburg, MS

Vital Care Compounder
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

Ciprofloxacin OPTH 0.3% SOL, generic for: Ciloxan, Rx Only, 2.5 mL Bottle, Repackaged by: Aidarex Pharmaceuticals, MFG: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.…

Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

SECONAL SODIUM (secobarbital sodium) Capsules, USP, 100 mg, 100 Ct. Bottles, Rx Only. Distributed by: Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC, Bri…

Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
FDA Drug Low Jul 6, 2016

Benzphetamine Hydrochloride Tablets, 50 mg, 30-count bottle, RX only, Mfd by: KVK-TECH, INC., Newtown, PA 18940, NDC 10702-0040-03

KVK-Tech, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jun 29, 2016

Dicloxacillin Sodium Capsules USP, 500mg, Rx Only, 100 Capsule bottle, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz Gmbh, Distributed by Sandoz Inc. , Princeto…

Sandoz, Inc
FDA Drug Low Jun 29, 2016

Dicloxacillin Sodium Capsules, USP 250mg, Rx Only, 100 Capsule Bottle, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz Gmbh, Distributed by Sandoz Inc., Princeto…

Sandoz, 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.