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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
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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 · 2026-09-22

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 2026-09-22. 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 2026-09-22.
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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 Moderate Jun 5, 2024

Pain Wizard, Natural Relief for Muscular & Arthritic Pain, (Camphor 3%, Menthol 3%), Enriched with Capsaicin, Camphor, Menthol & MSM, Tube, NET WT 8 oz (226.79g), Made in the USA, painwizard.com PO Box 1099, Johnstown, CO 80534, UPC 8 63865 00011 6

ARG Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 5, 2024

Epinephrine-Lidocaine HCl 0.25 mg/mL and 7.5 mg/mL Preservative-Free 1mL Single-Use vial for Intraocular Injection, Imprimis NJOF, LLC. 1705 Route 46 West, unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ 07852, NDC 71384-640-01

Imprimis NJOF, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 5, 2024

Dexamethasone-Moxifloxacin (1 mg/mL and 5mg/mL) Preservative-Free, 1mL Single-Use vials for Intraocular Injection, Rx only, Imprimis NJOF, LLC. 1705 Route 46 West, unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ 07852, NDC 71384-512-01

Imprimis NJOF, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 5, 2024

Zoledronic Acid Injection 5mg/100mL Sterile Solution, 100mL Single-Dose vials, Rx only, Distributor: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Made in India, NDC 55111-688-52

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 5, 2024

Epinephrine-Lidocaine HCl 0.25 mg/mL and 7.5 mg/mL Preservative-Free 1mL Single-Use vials for Intraocular Injection, Imprimis NJOF, LLC. 1705 Route 46 West, unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ 07852, NDC 71384-640-01

Imprimis NJOF, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 29, 2024

Haloperidol decanoate Injection 50mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL Single-Dose Vials (NDC 70069-381-01) and b) 10 1mL Single-Dose Vials (NDC 70069-381-10), Rx only, Manufactured for: Somerset Therapeutics, LLC, Hollywood, FL 33024, Made in India.

SOMERSET THERAPEUTICS LLC

FDA Drug Critical May 29, 2024

Phenylephrine in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection Preservative Free, 100mcg/mL, 5mL syringe, Rx only, Hikma Injectables USA Inc, 36 Stults Road, Dayton, NJ 08810, NDC 63037-123-25

Hikma Injectables USA Inc

FDA Drug Low May 29, 2024

Xelpros (latanoprost ophthalmic emulsion) 0.005%, 125mcg/2.5mL, 2.5 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., India., NDC 47335-317-90

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC

FDA Drug Moderate May 29, 2024

Vasopressin Injection, USP, 200 Units per 10 mL (20 Units per mL), 10 mL Multiple-Dose Vial, Rx only, For Intravenous Infusion, American Regent, Inc., Shirley, NY 11967, NDC 0517-1030-01

American Regent, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 29, 2024

niCARdipine Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 25 mg/10 mL (2.5 mg/mL), 10 x 10 mL Single Dose Vials, Rx Only, For Intravenous Use Only, Mfd for: Civica, Inc., Lehi, UT 84043; Mfd by: American Regent, Inc., New Albany, OH 43054. NDC 72572-470-10

American Regent, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 22, 2024

Gordofilm Wart Remover (salicylic acid 16.7% USP) packaged in 15 cc glass jars, Gordon Laboratories, Upper Darby PA 19082, NDC 10481-3009-01

Dercher Enterprises, Inc., DBA Gordon Laboratories

FDA Drug Moderate May 22, 2024

MethylPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP, 400 mg per 10 mL (40 mg per mL), 1 x 10 mL Multi-Dose Vial, Rx only, Mfd. for SAGENT Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 60195, Made in India. NDC: 25021-820-10

Sagent Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate May 22, 2024

Meijer Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Dye Free, Sugar Free Grape, 10 fl. oz bottle, Distributed by: Meijer Distribution Inc., Grand Rapids,MI 49544, NDC 79481-0034-9

Pharma Nobis LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 22, 2024

CVS Health Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution DYE FREE Cherry Flavor, 10 fl. oz bottle, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, NDC 51316-881-10.

Pharma Nobis LLC

FDA Food Low May 15, 2024

Kirkman brand 5-MTHF Methyltetrahydrofolate 1mg capsule dietary supplement, Folate 1667mcg DFE, 5000mcg Folic Acid, 120 capsules per package, UPC 8 12325 02354 7. Manufactured exclusively by: Kirkman, Lake Oswego, OR 9703,

HTO Nevada Inc DBA Kirkman

FDA Drug Critical May 15, 2024

Sapropterin Dihydrochloride Powder for Oral Solution 100mg, 30 individual packets per carton, Rx Only, Distributor: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Made in India, NDC 43598-477-30.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution, USP, 0.5%, packaged in a) 5mL bottles (NDC 64980-514-05), and b) 15 mL bottles (NDC 64980-514-15), Rx only, Manufactured by: FDC Limited, Maharashtra, India, Distributed by: Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc, NJ

FDC Limited

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

Amphotericin B Liposome for Injection, 50mg vials, Rx only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Medicare Limited, Baska Ujeti Road, Ujeti Halol-389350, Gujarat, India. NDC 62756-233-01

SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC

FDA Drug Critical May 15, 2024

Javygtor (sapropterin dihydrochloride) Powder for Oral Solution 100mg, 30 individual packets per carton, Rx Only, Distributor: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540 Made in India, NDC 43598-097-30.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

TraMADol HCl 50 mg Tablet, Packaged as (a) 30-count blister pack, NDC 70518-3824-00; (b) 90-count blister pack, NDC 70518-3824-02; (a) 180-count blister pack, NDC 70518-3824-03; RX ONLY, MFG: Advagen Pharma Limited, Plainsboro. NJ 08536, Repackaged by: RemedyRepack Inc., Indiana, PA 15701, 724.465.8762

RemedyRepack Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

traMADol Hydrochloride Tablets, USP 50 mg, 1000-count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Advagen Pharma Limited, 666 Plainsboro Road Suite 605, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, USA, Manufactured by: Rubicon Research, Private Limited, Ambernath, Dist. Thane, 421506 India NDC 72888-080-00

Rubicon Research Private Limited

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 60 mg, 90-count bottles, Rx Only, Mfr. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Dist. by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, NDC: 51991-748-90.

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 30mg, Rx Only, (a) 90-count bottles (NDC 51991-747-90), (b) 1000-count bottles (NDC 51991-747-10), Mfr. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Dist. by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922.

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 15, 2024

Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 20 mg, , 500-count bottles, Rx Only, Mfr. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Dist. by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, NDC 51991-746-05.

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc

FDA Drug Low May 15, 2024

Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% - Sulfur 5% Cleanser, Rx Only, 6 oz (170.3 g) Bottle, Manufactured for Acela Pharmaceuticals, LLC Alphareta, GA 30005, NDC 42192-136-06

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 8, 2024

Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate-Moxifloxacin-Bromfenac Sterile Ophthalmic Solution 1%, 0.5%, 0.075%, 8mL, Compounded By: Imprimis NJOF, LLC. 1705 Route 46 West, Unit 6B Ledgewood, NJ 07852, NDC 71384-340-08

Imprimis NJOF, LLC

FDA Drug Low May 8, 2024

Epinephrine-Lidocaine HCl 0.25 mg/mL and 7.5 mg/mL Preservative-Free, 1 mL Single-Use vials, Rx only, Imprimis NJOF, LLC 1705 Route 46 West, Unit 6B, Ledgewood, NJ, 07852, NDC 71384-640-01

Imprimis NJOF, LLC

FDA Drug Low May 8, 2024

Fentanyl 1000mcg/100mL (10mcg/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, packaged in 100mL bags, Rx only, Compounded by: Hikma Injectables USA Inc. 2 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, Distributed by: Hikma Injectables USA Inc. 36 Stults Road, Dayton, NJ 08810, NDC 63037-100-05

Hikma Injectables USA Inc

FDA Drug Low May 8, 2024

Valacyclovir Tablets USP, 500 mg, 90 count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Morgantown, WV 26505 USA, NDC 0378-4275-77

Viatris Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 8, 2024

EYLEA, (aflibercept) Injection, 2 mg (0.05mL of a 40mg/mL solution), Single-dose Pre-filled Syringe, Rx only, Manufactured by: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, NDC 61755-005-01

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

Weiner Boner Honey, 12g packet, 100% Organic Formula.

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

ForeverMen Natural Energy Boost Capsules, packaged in a box containing a 10-count blister card.

FA Online Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

GloStrips, Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP (0.6 mg Fluorescein), Rx Only, a) 100 strips per carton, NDC 51801-003-40; b) 300 strips per carton, NDC 51801-003-50, Nomax, Inc., St. Louis, MO 63123.

Nomax Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

FUL-GLO, Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP 1 mg, 100 sterile strips per carton, Manufactured for: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 17478-404-01.

Nomax Inc

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

Pink Pussycat Honey, net wt: 20gx12 sachets, UPC 7 918750 046557

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Low May 1, 2024

Abilify (aripiprazole), 15 mg tablets, packaged in 30 count bottles, RX only, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., NDC 59148-009-13

Second Tokushima Factory, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

Spanish Fly 22K capsules, 2-count box, UPC 0 664979 979455

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

Samurai-X Honey 6800, UPC 2 56891 27553 3.

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution USP, 0.5 mg & 3mg/3mL unit-dose vials, packaged in carton containing 30 vials ( 6 pouches of 5 - 3 mL vials), Rx only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd., Indore SEZ, Pithampur, India, Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc., 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300, Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 69097-173-53

Cipla USA, Inc.

FDA Drug Low May 1, 2024

Abilify (aripiprazole), 5 mg tablets, packaged in 30 count bottles, RX only, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., NDC 59148-007-13

Second Tokushima Factory, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

FDA Drug Low May 1, 2024

Abilify (aripiprazole), 10 mg tablets, packaged in a) 30 count bottles (NDC 59148-008-13) and b) 7 count blister packs (NDC 59148-008-95), RX only, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Second Tokushima Factory, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

ALPHASTRIP MALE PERFORMANCE ENHANCER, The fastest acting sublingual, Serving Size (1 strip), Distributed by: GALT INT'L

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

HONEY MANUKA BUNNY LOVE, 12g, All Natural Sexual Enhancement, UPC: N/A

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

SILVERBACK XXX POWER MALE ENHANCEMENT, 2 fl. oz., UPC 8 700470 032762

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

The GOAT SUBLINGUAL STRIP, MALE ENHANCEMENT, 2 Pack, Distributed by Hombres LLC, 130 Maccormick Ave, Suite 105, Costa Mesa, A, UPC 6 61631 26363 1.

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

Eyesaline, Saline Eyewash Solution, Cartridge for Fendall 2000, Net contents: 7.9 gal per cartridge, Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc., 825 East Highway 151, Platteville, WI 53818. NDC: 0498-0631-37

HONEYWELL INC

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

GloStrips, Fluorescein Sodium Ophthalmic Strips USP (1.0 mg Fluorescein), Rx Only, 100 Sterile Strips per carton, Nomax, Inc., St. Louis, MO 63123, NDC 51801-009-40.

Nomax Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 1, 2024

FUL-GLO, Fluorescein Sodium Sterile Ophthalmic Strips USP (0.6 mg Fluorescein), 300 sterile strips per carton, Manufactured for: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 17478-403-03.

Nomax Inc

FDA Drug Critical May 1, 2024

libigrow RED DRAGON+, Maximum Strength Formula, 2 capsules per box, UPC 7 05105 83073 5.

Pyramids Wholesale Inc.

FDA Drug Low May 1, 2024

Abilify (aripiprazole), 30 mg tablets, packaged in 30 count bottles, RX only, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., NDC 59148-011-13

Second Tokushima Factory, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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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.