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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 189 of 290

FDA Drug Moderate Jul 6, 2016

Methylcobalamin 5,000 mcg/ml, Sodium Chloride 0.9%,1 mL SDV, Vital Care Compounder, Hattiesburg, MS

Vital Care Compounder
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, RI 02895, UPC 150049523

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

SECONAL SODIUM (secobarbital sodium) Capsules, USP, 100 mg, 100 Ct. Bottles, Rx Only. Distributed by: Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. NDC: 0187-4220-10.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
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. , Princeton, NJ 08540, Product of Spain, NDC 0781-2258-01

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., Princeton, NJ 08540, Product of Spain, NDC 0781-2248-01

Sandoz, Inc
FDA Drug Low Jun 29, 2016

Hyoscyamine Sulfate Sublingual Tablets, 0.125 mg, packaged in 100-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II, LLC. Nashville, TN 37217. NDC 76439-0309-10

Virtus Pharmaceuticals, Llc
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 29, 2016

VERMOX Tablets 500 mg, 1-count box, UPC 501109900596

Profarma Distributors LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 29, 2016

tabcin ACTIVE M.R. Capsules, 12-count box , UPC 7501008485057

Profarma Distributors LLC
FDA Drug Low Jun 29, 2016

Irbesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 300/12.5 mg, Rx only, Manufactured by: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Xunqiao, Linhai, Zhejiang 317024, China; Distributed by: Solco Healthcare U.S., LLC, Cranbury, NJ 08512, NDC 43547-331-09.

Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 29, 2016

VERMOX Tablets 100 mg; 6-count box, UPC 7501109900619

Profarma Distributors LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 29, 2016

tabcin NOCHE; Capsules,12-count box, UPC 501008485033

Profarma Distributors LLC
FDA Drug Low Jun 22, 2016

Doxycycline, USP Capsules 40 mg, Packaged in 30 ct Bottles, Rx Only. Marketed by: Prasco Laboratories, Mason, OH 45040 USA, Manufactured by: Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, Winchester, Kentucky 40391. NDC: 66993-815-30.

Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
FDA Drug Low Jun 22, 2016

Hectorol (doxercalciferol injection) 2 mcg/1mL, Rx only, Manufactured by: Genzyme Biosurgery Corporation 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, NDC 58468-0126-1

Genzyme Corporation / Genzyme Biosurgery
FDA Drug Low Jun 22, 2016

Lodrane D (Brompheniramine maleate 4 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 60 mg) Capsules, 60-count bottles, Distributed by: Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, UPC 0 00950 86006 8.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 22, 2016

Nitrofurantoin Oral Suspension, USP, 25 mg/5 mL, FOR ORAL USE ONLY, URINARY TRACT ANTIBACTERIAL, Rx Only , 240 mL bottle, Dist. by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, Mfg. by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Bryan, Ohio 43506, NDC 57664-239-32

Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 22, 2016

Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 10 g, 100 mL vial, Rx only, Hospira, Lake Forest, IL, NDC 0409-6510-01

Hospira Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jun 22, 2016

Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Extended Release Tablets, 0.375 mg, Rx Only, 30 count bottles, Manufactured By: Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977, NDC 10370-251-11

Par Pharmaceutical
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 22, 2016

Sensorcaine- MPF (Bupivacaine HCI Injection, USP), 0.75% in a 30 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, Fresenius Kabi USA LLC, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-472-37

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

ESTRADIOL CYPIONATE 10 MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 250 mL VIAFLEX Plastic Container Bag, Rx Only, Manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0338-0049-02

Baxter Healthcare Corp.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

GLUTATHIONE 100MG/ML, packaged in 10 mL vials, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

METHYLCOBALAMIN 1 MG/ML, packaged in 1mL and 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

QUAD-MIX #3, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

Asia Black 25 Ephedra Extreme Fat Burner Potent Dietary Supplement packaged in 100 capsule containers. Distributed by Cloma Pharma Laboratories, Samford, CT 06902.

Novacare, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

QUAD-MIX #2, packaged in 5mL vial, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

METHYLCOBALAMIN 12.5MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

ITRACONAZOLE 0.2%/MUPIROCIN 0.2% NASAL SPRAY; 30 mL Spray, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

MYERS' COCKTAIL, packaged in 37 mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

SUPER TRI-MIX #4, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID 25MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

Thin and Slim Naturally The Natural Alternative AM Dietary Supplement packaged in 90 capsule containers. Distributed by TSN Labs Inc., P.O. Box 38, Midvale, UT 84047, 1-800-769-7290, www.tsn2000.com

Novacare, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

Thin and Slim Extreme Stack Fat Burner Dietary Supplement packaged in 90 capsule containers. TSN Labs Inc., P.O. Box 38, Midvale, UT 84047, 1-800-769-7290, www.tsn2000.com

Novacare, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

TRI-MIX # 1, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

The People's Chemist Thermo FX Barely Legal Thermogenic Aid, packaged in 90 capsule containers. Manufactured by TPC, LLC, www.thepeopleschemist.com.

Novacare, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Jun 15, 2016

MetaPro 360 Metabolic Accelerator Dietary Supplement packaged in 120 capsule containers. www.metapro360.com 877-778-7509.

Novacare, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

CLOTRIMAZOLE 1%/ BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE 0.05% OTIC SOLUTION, 15mL dropper, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

METHYLCOBALAMIN 5MG/ML, packaged in 1mL and 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

SUPER TRI-MIX #1, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

TRI-MIX # 4, packaged in 5 mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

VANCOMYCIN 50MG/ML OPHTH SOLUTION; packaged in 10mL vial, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

L-GLUT/L-ARG/L-CARN; 25MG/100MG/200MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

GLUTATHIONE 200MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

M.l.C. 25MG/50MG/25MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

TRI-MIX # 2, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

METHYLCOBALAMIN/FOLIC ACID; 10MG/0.8MG/ML, packaged in 1mL and 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

M.l.C./B5/B6 25 MG/50MG/25MG/10MG/10MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

GENTAMICIN 15 MG/ML Ophthalmic Solution, Sterile Droppers, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

17-0H PROGESTERONE 250MG/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

1-HCG 2000 IU/ML, packaged in 5mL vials, Rx only, Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Las Vegas, NV 89121

Well Care Compounding Pharmacy

What to do with this

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Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.

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.