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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

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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

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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 Low Sep 14, 2016

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets USP, 10mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited Goa 403 722 INDIA, NDC 68180-752-03

Lupin Limited
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47479-9, Shade 04 (M-N)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47476-8, Shade 01 (VF-N)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-48241-1, Shade 06 (D-G)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-48240-4, Shade 05 (D-G)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47477-5, Shade 02 (VF-N)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Low Sep 7, 2016

CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47478-2, Shade 03 (MF-N)

Clinique International
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Injection (a) 2500 iu, (b) 2500 iu with B12, (c) 3500 iu, (d) 5000 iu, (e) 5000 iu with B12, (f) 6000 iu, (g) 7500 iu, (h) 7500 iu with B12, (i)11,000 iu, (j)11,000 iu with B12, (k) 15,000 iu, (l) 20,000 iu, (m) 20,000 iu with B12, 10 mL sterile, depyrogenated vials, Rx Only, Compounded by Talon Compounding Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX 78247

Talon Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, USP, 5 mg*, packaged in a) 100-count (10 x 10) unit dose blisters per carton, NDC 51079-451-20; b) 300-count (10 x 30) unit dose blisters per carton, NDC 51079-451-56, c) 25-count (25 x 1) Robot-Rx Ready Packages in a carton, NDC 51079-451-19; and d) 30-count tablets per dosage card in a carton, NDC 51079-451-69, Rx only, Manufactured by: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505; Packaged and Distributed By: UDL Laboratories, Inc., Rockford, IL 61103.

Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories)
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Sermorelin 6 mg and Sermorelin 6 mg/GHRP-2 Injection, 12 mg, 10 ml depyrogenated vials, Rx Only, Compounded by Talon Compounding Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX 78247

Talon Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Amoxicillin for Oral Suspension USP, 400 mg/ 5 mL, 50 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured In Canada by: Teva Canada Limited, Toronto, Canada, NDC 0093-4161-76

Teva North America
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, USP, 10 mg*, packaged in a) 100-count (10 x 10) unit dose blisters per carton, NDC 51079-452-20; b) 300-count (10 x 30) unit dose blisters per carton, NDC 51079-452-56; and c) 25-count (25 x 1) Robot-Rx Ready Packages in a carton, NDC 51079-452-19; Rx only, Manufactured by: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505; Packaged and Distributed By: UDL Laboratories, Inc., Rockford, IL 61103.

Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories)
FDA Drug Low Aug 31, 2016

Desoximetasone Gel USP, 0.05%, packaged in 60 gram aluminum tubes, Rx only, Marketed by: VersaPharm Incorporated Marietta, GA 30062, Manufactured by: Ei LLC Kannapolis, NC 28083, NDC 61748-205-60.

Akorn, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 31, 2016

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, USP, 2.5 mg*, packaged in a)100-count (10 x 10) unit dose blisters per carton, NDC 51079-450-20 and b) 30-count tablets per dosage card in a carton, NDC 51079-450-63, Rx only, Manufactured by: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505; Packaged and Distributed By: UDL Laboratories, Inc., Rockford, IL 61103.

Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories)
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 24, 2016

Venlafaxine HCL ER Capsule USP, 150mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottles (NDC 68382-036-06), b) 90-count bottles (NDC 68382-036-16), and c) 1000-count bottles, (NDC 68382-036-10), Rx only, Manufactured by : Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India, Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 24, 2016

Venlafaxine HCL ER Capsule USP, 75mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottles (NDC 68382-035-06), b) 90-count bottles (NDC 68382-035-16), and c) 1000-count bottles, (NDC 68382-035-10), Rx only, Manufactured by : Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India, Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 17, 2016

Zinc Acetate, Crystal, USP, packaged in 500 gram bottles, Spectrum Chemical MFG, CORP., New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 10, 2016

Betamethasone Acetate / Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injectable Suspension, 7 mg/ mL,10 mL Multi-Dose vial for injection, Rx Only, Isomeric Pharmacy Solution, 2401 Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84109

Isomeric Pharmacy Solution, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 10, 2016

Oxygen Nasal Wash (purified water, xylitol, stabilized oxygen, sodium chloride) solution, .75 oz (22mL) bottle, Distributed by: Let's Talk Health, Chula Vista, CA 91914.

Let's Talk Health, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Aug 10, 2016

Children's Qnasl 40 mcg (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol, 40 mcg per spray, 60 Metered Sprays per canister, 4.9g Net Contents, Rx only; Professional Sample; Manufactured for Teva Respiratory, LLC, Horsham, PA 19044; By: 3M Drug Delivery Systems, Northridge, CA 91324; NDC 59310-206-08.

Teva North America
FDA Food Moderate Aug 3, 2016

Xtra Immunity Brown Rice Antioxidant Probiotic Extract, a liquid packaged in a 500mL bottle. UPC 184368000114. The responsible firm name on the label is SCD Probiotics, Kansas City, MO 64106.

Sustainable Community Development LLC dba SCD Probiotics
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 3, 2016

Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Extended-Release Capsules, 10 mg, 90- count bottles, Rx Only Manufactured by: Actavis Elizabeth LLC Elizabeth, NJ 07207 USA; Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA NDC 45963-304-09

Actavis Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Aug 3, 2016

Oxacillin for Injection, USP, 10 grams per pharmacy bulk package, Buffered - For IV Use, Sterile, Nonpyrogenic, Preservative-free, Rx Only, Mfd for Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Schaumberg, IL, 60196, USA, Made in India, NDC 25021-163-69

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc
FDA Drug Low Aug 3, 2016

Divalproex Sodium Delayed-release Tablets USP, RX, 250 mg, 100 count bottles, Manufactured in Israel by: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS IND. LTD. Jerusalem, 9777402, Israel, Manufactured for: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0093-7440-01.

Teva North America
FDA Drug Low Aug 3, 2016

mitoXANTRONE Injection USP (concentrate), 20 mg/10 mL (2 mg/mL), 10 mL Multiple Dose Vial packaged in a carton, Rx only, Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., Irvine, CA 92618, NDC 0703-4685-01.

Teva North America
FDA Drug Low Jul 27, 2016

buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets USP (SR) 150 mg Rx Only 60 tablets Distributed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol 389-350 Gujarat India ---- NDC 47335-737-86

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 27, 2016

Bactroban Ointment, (Mupirocin Ointment 2%), 22 gram tube, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Made in England, NDC 0029-1525-44,

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 27, 2016

Bactroban Nasal, (Mupirocin Calcium Ointment 2%), 1 gram Single Use Tubes, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, NDC 0029-1526-11.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
CPSC No agency class Jul 27, 2016

Novel Laboratories Recalls Zolpidem Tartrate Blister Packs Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement; Risk of Poisoning

Novel Laboratories, of Somerset, N.J.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

M.I.C B-COMPLEX PREMIX W/HYDROXY B12 W/PRES. (BENZALKONIUM 0.01%) HYDROXY B12 1MG; B1 0.833MG; B2 0.083MG; B3 0.833MG, B5 0.083MG, B6 0.083MG, CYANO B12 1.66MCG, METHIONINE 0.208MG, INOSITOL 0.416MG, CHOLINE CL 1.66MG/ML, 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

M.I.C 25/50/50 W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%) METHIONINE 25MG;INOSITOL 50MG;CHOLINE CHL 50/MG/ML, In a) 5ML Vials and b) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 8mg Added to 5% Dextrose 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0806-02

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

DEXPANTHENOL 250MG/ML W/PRES. (BENZALKONIUM CHL 0.01%), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

L-GLUTATHIONE 100MG/ML (PF), 10 ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Oxytocin 10 Units added to Lactated Ringers in a 500 mL lntravia bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0764-03

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Norepinephrine 16 mg added to 0.9% sodium Chloride, 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC # 45183-0174-02

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

METHYL B12 10MG/ML (PF) IN NACL 0.9%, 1ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Diltiazem HCI 250 mg in 5% Dextrose, 250 mL lntravia bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0853-02

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

L-CARNITINE 500MG/ML (PF), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

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 Moderate Jul 20, 2016

MAGNESIUM CHL 200MG/ML (PF), In a) 5ML Vials and b) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

METHYL B12 1000MCG/ML IN NACL 0.9% (PF), 2ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

LIPO-INJECTION W/LIDOCAINE W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%) ASCORBIC ACID-50MG, B1-50MG, B2-5 PO4-5MG, B-3-50MG, B5-5MG, B6-5MG, CYANO B12-100MCG, METHIONINE 12.5MG, INOSITOL 25MG, CHOLINE CHL-25MG, LIDOCAINE-10MG/ML, In a) 5ML Vials and b) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Promethazine 6.25 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL in 100 mL B/Braun PAB bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0177-41

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Diazepam Injection USP 10mg/2mL (5 mg/mL, 2 mL), Rx only, Hospira Inc. Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-1273-32

Hospira Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Transdermal Patch, 15 mg over 9 hours (1.6 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 68968-5553-3.

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jul 20, 2016

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 60 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by Apotex Inc, Toronto, Ontario M9L 1T9, Manufactured for Apotex Corp. Weston Florida 33326, NDC 60505-2997-3; UPC # 360505299737;

Apotex Scientific, Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

FARSER KAI YEUNG PILL, packaged in a bottle within a box, Made in The Peoples Republic of China, remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

Murray International Trading Co., Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

B-COMPLEX 50 IN NACL 0.9% W/PRES., (BENZYL ETOH 2%), B1-50MG, B2-5-PO4-5MG, B3-50MG, B5-50MG, B6-50MG/ML, 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

MINOXIDIL 0.5% W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.

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Dietary Supplements

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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.