Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026
Drugs & Medications recalls
Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls
Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,056 recalls, about 13.8% of the federal recall archive, of which 9% of graded records are high-severity.
The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 14,056 drugs & medications recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 13.8% of the 101,704-record archive. Of the 14,056 records graded for severity, 9% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.
- 14,056 total recalls
- 13.8% of the archive
- 9% graded high-severity
- FDA Drug top agency
Category snapshot
Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,056 recalls, about 13.8% of the 101,704-record federal archive, with 1,277 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.
- 14,056
- total recalls
- 9%
- graded high-severity
- FDA Drug
- top issuing agency
- 2000–2026
- years covered
Drugs & Medications recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 1,277
High severity
1,277 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
11,158 recalls
- Lower severity 1,621
Lower severity
1,621 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Drug
FDA Drug
12,927 recalls
- FDA Food 1,024
FDA Food
1,024 recalls
- CPSC 105
CPSC
105 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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Earth Force, Ltd., Power Towels, QS Plus Hand Sanitizing Wipes (antiseptic), 50 pre-moistened Wipes, Manufactured by: ABC Compounding Co., Inc., P.O.…
Abc Compounding Company Inc
Lutera (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 0.1 mg/0.02 mg, inert tablets, 28-count tablets per dispenser packaged in 6 Tablet Dispens…
Watson Laboratories Inc
Necon 1/35-28 (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 1 mg/35 mcg, inert tablets, 28-count tablets per dispenser packaged in 6 Tablet Disp…
Watson Laboratories Inc
DRxChoice Fiber Capsules, 25 capsules per bottle, Psyllium Husk Fiber, Mfg. by Raritan Pharmaceuticals, East Brunswick, NJ, UPC 3-68163-11925-1.
Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Premier Value Fiber Plus Calcium Supplement Capsules, 120 capsules per bottle, Distributed by: Chain Drug Consortium, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, UPC 8-4098…
Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Zenchent (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 0.4 mg/0.035 mg, 28-count tablets per dispenser packaged in 6 Tablet Dispensers per carto…
Watson Laboratories Inc
Up&Up Psyllium Fiber Supplement, 100% natural psyllium husk, Fiber Therapy for Regularity/Fiber Supplement, 160 capsules per bottle, Distributed by:…
Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HYDROmorphone HCl Injection, USP, 2 mg/mL, 1 mL fill in a 2.5 mL Carpuject prefilled cartridge unit, packaged in 10-count Carpujects per carton, Rx o…
Hospira Inc.
Simply Right Healthcare Fiber Capsules, 100% Natural Psyllium Fiber, Fiber Supplement, Fiber Laxative for Regularity, 400 capsules per bottle, Distr…
Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BiCNU (Carmustine for injection) 100 mg and Diluent Rx Only BiCNU manufactured by: Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. Bedford, OH 44146 Diluent manufact…
Bristol-myers Squibb Company
Colloidal Silver, 100 ppm TDS, Natural Mineral Supplement, sold in a) 2 fl.oz (59.15 mL), b) 8 fl.oz (236.6 mL), c) 16 fl.oz (473.2 mL), d) 32 fl.oz …
Earthborn Products, Inc.
Children's Cetirizine HCl Chewable Tablets 5 mg, 30 count blister pack, Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd., for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ …
Sandoz Incorporated
Moexipril HCl Tablets 7.5mg, 100 tabs, Rx Only, Paddock Laboratories, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55427, NDC 0574-0110-01 ,
Paddock Laboratories, LLC
buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (XL), 300 mg, UD 100 Tablets (10 x 10) per carton, Rx only, Mfg By: CMIC-VPS Corporation, Cranbury, …
McKesson Packaging Services
Famotidine Tablets USP, 20 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505 U.S.A. NDC 0378-3020-01
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nimodipine Capsules 30 mg, Rx Only, For Institutional Use Only, a) 30-count unit dose Capsules (5x6 blister cards per carton), NDC 57664-135-64, b) 1…
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd.
buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (XL), 150 mg, UD 100 Tablets (10 x 10) per carton, Rx only, Mfg By: CMIC-VPS Corporation, Cranbury, …
McKesson Packaging Services
Japan Weight Loss Blue Capsules, 9 g (300 mg), 30 count box, Green algae lipotropic (fat dissolving) agent, OTC, Distributed by Vitaminbestbuy.com, B…
www.vitaminbestbuy.com
10% Dextrose Injection USP, packaged in a 500 mL AVIVA Container, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA; product code 6E016…
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Man King Capsules, 2800 mg, boxes of 5 packets, OTC, Developed by: American Wanbao Pharmaceutical International Group and Hainan Wanbao Biological E…
www.vitaminbestbuy.com
NAPROXEN TABLETS USP, 500 mg, 100-count Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Generics Ltd., Colvale-Bardez, Goa 403513, India; Manu…
Glenmark Generics Inc., USA
Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) Tablets USP, 112 mcg, Rx Only, 90-Count Bottle, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, NDC: 0074-9296-90
Abbott Laboratories
Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) Tablets USP, 75 mcg, Rx Only, 90-Count Bottle, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, NDC: 0074-5182-90.
Abbott Laboratories
Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) Tablets USP, 50 mcg, Rx Only, 90-Count Bottle, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, NDC: 0074-4552-90.
Abbott Laboratories
Hard Ten Days Capsule, 4500 mg, boxes of 6 packets, OTC, Developed by: American Federal International Living Creature Group and Tibet Gold Source Li…
www.vitaminbestbuy.com
Lactated Ringer's Injection USP, packaged in a) 250 mL AVIVA Container, product code 6E2322B, NDC 0338-6307-02; b) 500 mL AVIVA Container, product co…
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
5% Dextrose Injection USP, packaged in a) 250 mL AVIVA Container, product code 6E0062, NDC 0338-6346-02; b) 500 mL AVIVA Container, product code 6E00…
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Thallous Chloride Tl 201 Injection, Diagnostic Sterile, Non-Pyrogenic Solution, a) 2.8 mL (NDC 0019N12028) b) 6.3ml (NDC 0019N12063) For Intravenous …
Mallinckrodt Inc
5% Dextrose and 0.45% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, packaged in a 500 mL AVIVA Container, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 6001…
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, packaged in a) 250 mL AVIVA Container, product code 6E1322, NDC 0338-6304-02; b) 500 mL AVIVA Container, product …
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Levetiracetam Tablets, USP 500 mg, 500 count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Morgantown, WV 26505 USA, NDC 0378-5615-05
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Vecuronium Bromide for Injection, For IV use only, 20 mg per vial, 10 x 10 mg Vials, lyophilized powder per carton, Rx Only, Mfr. By: Ben Venue Labor…
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc
Dietary supplement. Product is labeled as :" Rescue Me***911 Damage Control***brantley living herbal formulas***HERBAL SUPPLEMENT 15 INDIVIDUAL PACKE…
GMP Laboratories of America Inc
Paclitaxel Injection, 6 mg/mL, 50 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, antineoplastic/cytotoxic agent; Manufactured for Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045…
Hospira Inc.
Enalapril Maleate Tablet, USP 5mg 30 Tablet bottle, Rx, Apace Packaging LLC, Ft. Run, KY 42133, NDC 15338-211-30
Apace KY LLC
Methotrexate Injection, USP, 25 mg/mL, 40 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, antineoplastic/cytotoxic agent; Manufactured for Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, …
Hospira Inc.
ZEE Antiseptic Wipes, First Aid Antiseptic, Benzalkonium chloride 0.133% (effective concentration), over the counter; supplied in 10 (item 2633), 50 …
Dukal Corp.
Carboplatin Injection, 10 mg/mL, 45 mL Multi-Dose Vial, Rx only, antineoplastic/cytotoxic agent; Manufactured for Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 600…
Hospira Inc.
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Tablets, 0.125 mg, 90-count tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd., for Sandoz Inc., P…
Sandoz Incorporated
Dukal Corporation BZK Swab, First Aid Antiseptic, (Benzalkonium Chloride), 0.133% w/v, Item 854-1000 contains 1000 individually packaged swabs per bo…
Dukal Corp.
Cytarabine Injection, 20 mg/mL, 50 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, antineoplastic/cytotoxic agent; Manufactured for Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 600…
Hospira Inc.
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Tablets, 0.25 mg, 90-count tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd., for Sandoz Inc., Pr…
Sandoz Incorporated
Little Remedies For Tummys, Stimulant Laxative (sennosides) Drops, 1 FL OZ (30 mL), Dist. by Medtech Products Inc., Irvington, NY 10533, UPC 7 56184 …
Medtech Products, Inc.
METOCLOPRAMIDE ORAL SOLUTION, USP 5 mg/5 mL, This cup delivers 10 mL, Rx Only, Manufactured by VistaPharm, Inc., Largo FL33771
VistaPharm, Inc.
Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol 90 mcg per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, FOR ORAL INHALATION ONLY - For use with Ventolin …
GlaxoSmithKline Inc
Leflunomide tablets, 10 mg, a) 30-count bottle (NDC 60505-2502-1), b) 1000-count bottle (NDC 60505-2502-3), Rx only, Manufactured for Apotex Corp., W…
Apotex Corp.
Bracco Diagnostics multihance (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL, 20ml, Rx only, Manufactured for: Bracco Diagnostics Inc., Princeton, NJ …
Bracco Diagnostics Inc
Leflunomide tablets, 20 mg, 1000-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for Apotex Corp., Weston, Florida 33326 by Apotex Inc., Toronto, Ontario Canada …
Apotex Corp.
Multihance Multipack (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL, Pharmacy Bulk Package - Not for Direct Infusion, For Intravenous Use, Rx only, a…
Bracco Diagnostics Inc
Mercaptopurine Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 30 Tablets (3 x 10) unit dose blisters per carton, Rx only, Packaged by American Health Packaging, 2550-A John Gl…
American Health Packaging
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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 Jun 3, 2026.
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC 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 Jun 3, 2026.