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 · 2026-10-03
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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Insulin, 70/30, 10 mL unit size, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin; 12/1 mg/9 mcg/mL; 5 mL and 10 mL unit sizes, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
Ultimate Herbal Slimcap Capsules, 350 mg*, 30-count bottles, labeled Part 1 of 3, fit firm & fabulous, UPC 5 42423 25422 1.
Fit Firm and Fabulous
papaverine phentolamine, 35 mg/2.5 mg/mL; 5 mL unit size; refrigerate,This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
papaverine prostaglandin 30 mg/30 mcg/mL, 5 mL unit size, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
testosterone cypionate, 100 mg/mL, 10 mL unit size, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin; 30/2 mg/20 mcg/mL; 5 mL and 10 mL unit sizes, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin; 30/1 mg/20 mcg/mL; 5 mL unit size, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin; 22.5/0.83 mg/8.3 mcg/mL; 5 mL and 10 mL unit sizes, refrigerate, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
Estradiol cypionate/Test cyprionate; 2 mg/50 mg/ml, unit size 5 mL, This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
calcium elemental, 3 mg/10 mL, 200 mL unit: This Rx is Compounded, Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Berkeley, CA 94705
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy, Inc.
Rhino 7 Platinum 3000, 1 count Blister Pack, Distributed by Rhino 7, Made in USA
Premiere Sales Group
Haloperidol Oral Solution, USP (Concentrate) 2 mg/mL 15 mL amber bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by Silarx Pharmaceuticals Inc. Carmel, NY 10512, Packaged by Safecor Health, Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 54838-0501-40.
Safecor Health, LLC
Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets, 16 mg, 30 Tablets (5 x 6) blister pack, Rx, Distributed by: American Health Packaging Columbus, Ohio 43217, NDC 68084-877-25(carton), NDC 68084-877-95(individual dose)
Amerisource Health Services
Morphine Sulfate, 2 mg per mL (60 mg per 30 mL) 30 mL total volume in a 35 mL Monoject Barrel Syringes in Sodium Chloride 0.9%, Rx only, Contains Sulfites, Compounded Drug, Not for Resale, Hospital/Office Use only, IV use only, NDC 61553-401-44.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets, 16 mg, a) 30 count (NDC 00781-5938-31) and b) 90 count (NDC 00781-5938-92) bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by Mylan Laboratories Limited Hyderabad 500 034, India for Sandoz Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540
Sandoz Inc
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Tablets 0.125 mg, 90 Ct Bottles, Rx Only. Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ 08536, Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA. NDC: 33342-031-10.
Macleods Pharma Usa Inc
Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules, 75 mg, 90-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Parke-Davis, Division of Pfizer Inc., NY, NY 10017, NDC 0071-1014-68
Pfizer Inc.
Clonazepam Tablets, USP, 0.5 mg, 100-count carton, Rx only, Manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV, 26505, NDC:51079-881-21
Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories)
Nystatin, USP Powder for Rx compounding, 50 Million Units, Packaged by Perrigo, Minneapolis MN 55427, NDC 0574-0405-05, UPC 305740404058.
Perrigo Company PLC
Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules, 50 mg, 90-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Parke-Davis, Division of Pfizer Inc., NY, NY 10017, NDC 0071-1013-68
Pfizer Inc.
Nystatin, USP Powder for Rx compounding, 150 Million Units, Packaged by Perrigo, Minneapolis MN 55427, NDC 0574-0404-15, UPC 305740404157
Perrigo Company PLC
Provocholine Pre-diluted Set II in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 0.0625 mg/mL, 3 mL in 5 mL Syr, injectable packed in syringes, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Dextrose-NaCl (D5-1/2NS) in NS, Packaged in a) 1700ML Homepumps, b) 1800ML Homepumps, and c) 1920ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Ketamine 50 mg/mL, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 50 mg/ 1mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Lactated Ringers, Packaged in a) 1500ML Homepumps, b) 2800ML Homepumps, and c) 3600ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Ephedrine Sulfate 5 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 25 mg/ 5mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
HYDROMORPHONE HCL, Packaged as a) 2.5MG in 1ML Syringes, b) 150MG in 75ML Homepumps, c) 125MG in 125ML Homepumps, d) 250MG in 125ML Homepumps, e) 135MG in 135ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Dextrose-5% Lactated Ringers, Packaged in 3000ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
CLINDAMYCIN 120MG in NS, Package in 20ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Phenylephrine (PF) 100 mcg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 500 mcg/ 5mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 1%, Packaged in a) 2 mL Bottles (NDC: 24208-735-01) and b) 15 mL Bottles (NDC: 24208-735-05), Rx Only. Bausch and Lomb Incorporated, Tampa, FL, 33637.
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Ketamine 100 mg/mL, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 100 mg/ 1mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
AZACTAM (aztreonam) 2GM in NS, Packaged in 100ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Midazolam (PF) 0.1 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 0.2 mg/ 2mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
CEFAZOLIN, Packaged as a) 625MG in 6.2ML Syringes, b) 2GM in 20ML Syringes, c) 1GM in 50ML Homepumps, d) 2GM in 100ML Homepumps, and e) 12GM in 600ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Milrinone in 0.45% NS, Packaged as a) 52MG in 65ML Homepumps, b) 80MG in 100ML Homepumps, c) 92MG in 115ML Homepumps, d) 104MG in 130ML Homepumps, e) 112MG in 140ML Homepumps, f) 120MG in 150ML Homepumps, g) 124MG in 155ML Homepumps, h) 128MG in 160ML, i) 136MG in 170ML Homepumps, j) 144MG in 180ML Homepumps, k) 152MG in 190ML Homepumps, l) 160MG in 200ML Homepumps, m) 172MG in 215ML Homepumps, n) 176MG in 220ML Homepumps, and o) 200MG in 250ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX,
Sentara Enterprises
PENICILLIN in D5W, Packaged as a)36MU in 360ML Homepumps and b) 51MU in 510ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Invanz (ertapenem) Injection Recon Soln in NS, Packaged as a) 500MG in 50ML Homepumps and b) 1 GM in 100ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Nafcillin 2GM in NS, Packaged in 50ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
SOD CHLORIDE (Sodium Chloride), Packaged in a) 0.9% in 30ML Homepumps, b) 0.9% 218ML Homepumps, c) 0.45% in 500ML Homepumps, d) 0.9% in 500ML Homepumps, e) 0.9% in 1500ML Homepumps, f) 0.45% in 1920ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Provocholine Pre-diluted Set II in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 4 mg/mL, 3 mL in 5 mL Syr, injectable packed in syringes, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Rocuronium 10 mg/mL, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 50 mg/ 5mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Midazolam (PF) 0.5 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 0.5 mg/ 1mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Ondansetron 2 mg/mL, injectable packed in syringes, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
GANCICLOVIR in NS, Packaged as a) 320MG in 64ML Homepumps and b) 2440MG in 488ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Hydromorphone HCl 1 mg/mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 1 mg/ 1mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
Ampicillin/Sulbactam 12GM in NS, Packaged in 600ML Homepumps, Rx Only. SENTARA HOME HEALTH SENTARA RX, 535 Independence Pkwy ste.300, Chesapeake, VA 23320-5176.
Sentara Enterprises
Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.5%, Packaged in 15 mL Bottles, Rx Only. Bausch and Lomb Incorporated, Tampa, FL, 33637. NDC: 24208-590-64.
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Succinylcholine 20 mg/mL, injectable packed in syringes, Total dosage 100 mg/ 5mL, Rx only, PHARMAKON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals
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Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.