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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 · 2026-10-02

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 2026-10-02. 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 2026-10-02.
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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

Newest first · Page 185 of 290

FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

L-PHENYLALANINE 15MG/ML (PF), 50ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

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

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

ZINC SO4 10MG/ML (PF), Vials 2ML, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

HYDROXY B12 1000MCG/ML W/PRES (BENZALKONIUM 0.01%), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Tien Ma Tou Tong Wan (Condensed pills), packaged in 100-count bottles within a box, Kwangchow First Chinese Medicine Factory, Kwangchow, China; remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

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

HYALURONIDASE 500U/ML(PF), 3ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

LIPO-INJECTION W/METHYL B12 500 MCG/CARNITINE/NO VIT C W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%) B1-50MG, B2-5 PHOS-5MG, B-3-50MG, B5-5MG, B6-5MG, METHYL B12-500MCG, LIDOCAINE-10MG, CARNITINE 25MG, METHIONINE 12.5 MG, INOSITOL 25MG, CHOLINE CHL 25MG/ML, In a) 5ML Vials and b) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Oxytocin 20 Units added to Lactated Ringers in a 1000 mL lntravia bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0769-04

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

Cefazolin 2GM added to 100 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride bag Rx Only,Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0216-48

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

Oxycodone HCl, Oral Solution USP, 5 mg/5 mL, 15 mL bottles, Rx only, Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc., Columbus, OH --- NDC 0054-0390-41

West-Ward Columbus Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

GABA 50MG/ML (PF), 50ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jul 20, 2016

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 20 mg, 60-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by Apotex Inc, Toronto, Ontario M9L 1T9, Manufactured for Apotex Corp. Weston Florida 33326, NDC 60505-2995-6; UPC # 360505299560;

Apotex Scientific, Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

LIPO-INJECTION W/METHYL B12 500 MCG/ML W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%) ASCORBIC ACID-50MG, B1-50MG, B2-5 PHOS-5MG, B-3-50MG, B5-5MG, B6-5MG, METHYL B12-500MCG, LIDOCAINE-10MG, METHIONINE 12.5 MG, INOSITOL 25MG, CHOLINE CHL 25MG/ML, In a) 5ML Vials and b) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Fentanyl Citrate 10mcg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 50mL Cadd Cassette (grey), Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC # 45183-0505-41

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

TMG 100 MG/ML (PF), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Fentanyl Citrate 10 mcg/mL(PF) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mL fill bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0869-48

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

Promethazine 25 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL fill in a 100 mL B/Braun PAB bag, Rx, Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0187-41

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

ZINC CHLORIDE 10MG/ML IN NACL 0.29% (PF), 2ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Magnesium Sulfate 1GM Added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 50 mL bag, Rx only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0803-41

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

RIBOFLAVIN 10MG/ML (PF), In a) 1ML Vials and b) 2ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

TAURINE 50 MG/ML W/PRES. (BENZALKONIUM CHL 0.01%), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Oxytocin 30 Units added to Lactated Ringers in a 500 mL lntravia bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0766-03

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

PEKING NIU-HUANG CHIEH-TU-PIEN Tablets (Sugar Coated), packaged in 50-count bottles within a box, BEIJING TUNG JEN TANG. BEIJING CHINA; remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

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

L-CARNITINE 250MG/ML (PF), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

TESTOSTERONE CYP 100 MG/ML W/PRES (BENZYL ETOH 2%), In a) 1ML Vials, b) 2ML Vials, c) 3ML Vials, and d) 5 ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

METHYL B12 1000MCG/ML W/PRES (BENZALKONIUM 0.01% IN NACL 0.9%, In a) 2ML Vials, b) 5ML Vials, and c) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 3% (PF), 5ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Provocholine pre-diluted in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Set II syringes, 0.0625mg/mL,3 mL; 0.25 mg/mL 3mL; 1 mg/mL 3mL; 4 mg/mL 3mL; 16 mg/ml 3mL, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0674-80

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

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 Moderate Jul 20, 2016

M.I.C./B-COMPLEX (PF) B1-50MG;B2-5-PO4-5MG;B3-50MG;B6-5MG; CYANO B12 100MCG; CHOLINE CHL-5MG; INOSITOL-25MG;METHIONINE 12.5MG/ML, 2ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

GERMANIUM SESO 100MG/ML (PF), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

M.I.C 25/50/50 W/METHYL B12 1MG/PYRIDOXAL 50MG/ML (PF), 1ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Epinephrine 100mcg/mL injection in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mL BD syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0120-72

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

FOLIC ACID 10MG/ML IN NACL (PF), 1ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

LIPO-INJECTION W/LIDOCAINE (PF), ASCORBIC ACID 50MG; B1-50MG; B2-5-PO4-5MG; B3-50MG B5-5MG, B6-5MG, CYANO B-12-100MCG, METHIONINE 12.5 MG, INOSITOL 25 MG, CHOLINE CL-25 MG, LIDCAINE 10 MG/ML, 2ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

NIACINAMIDE 100 MG/ML (PF), In a) 1ML Vials, b) 5ML Vials, and c) 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

HYDROmorphone HCI 0.4mg/ml in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 30 mL PCA Vial, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0813-68

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

LIPO-INJECTION W/LIDOCAINE NO METHIONINE W/PRES. (BENZYL ETOH 2%) ASCORBIC ACID-50MG, B1-50MG, B2-5 PO4-5MG, B-3-50MG, B5-5MG, B6-5MG, CYANO B12-100MCG,INOSITOL 25MG, CHOLINE CHL-25MG, LIDOCAINE-10MG/ML, 5ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Adenosine 1mg/ml (PF) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (Total 90 mg/90 ml in 100 mL PAB Container); Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC # 45183-0146-47

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

DEXPANTHENOL 250MG/ML (PF), In a) 2ML Vials and b) 5ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Norepinephrine Bitartrate 4 mg (16mcg/mL) added to 5% Dextrose, 250 mL bag;, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0855-02

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

SELENIUM 200MCG/ML (PF), 10ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

Hydromorphone HCI 0.2mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL Cadd Cassette (grey), Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0504-41

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

Phenylephrine HCI 40mg/250 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0189-02

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

PATCH-REMOUING PILL (For Facial Pigmentation), packaged in a bottle within a box, Kwang Chow Pharm. Ind. Corp., remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

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

Fentanyl Citrate 2 mcg/mL & Bupivacaine HCL 0.125 % in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 150 mL lntravia bag;, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0905-48

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

ChingChunBao ANTI-AGING TABLETS, packaged in 80-count bottles within a box, UPC 0 49987 01144 9, remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

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

Phenylephrine 40 mcg/mL injection in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mL syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Noblesville, IN 46060, NDC 45183-0011-72

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

PROLINE 100MG/ML (PF), 5ML Vials, MEDAUS PHARMACY

Medaus, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 20, 2016

LARYNGITIS PILLS Herbal Supplement, packaged in 10-count packets containing 3 tubes per packet within a box, Produced by: Good Harvests (Asia) Trading Co., Ltd.; Imported by: Murray Int'l Trading Co., Inc., New York, NY 10013; UPC 7 67533 86925 1, remaining labeling contains Chinese characters.

Murray International Trading Co., Inc.

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Nearby categories

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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.