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 · 2026-09-22
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.
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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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ANORO ELLIPTA (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder) 62.5 mcg/25mcg. 1 inhaler contains 30 doses (60 blisters total), Rx Only, Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Durham, NC 27701. NDC 0173-0869-10
GlaxoSmithKline LLC
Thiamine HCl/Pyridoxine HCl 20 mg/mL /100mg/ml Injection Solution, 30mL Amber Glass Vial, Rx only, AnazaoHealth, 7465 W. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, NV, NDC 72682-8721-3.
AnazaoHealth Corporation
Donepezil HCl Tablets, 10 mg, 90 Tablets, Rx only, Distributed by: Solco Healthcare U.S. LLC, Hurracao, Puerto Rico 00791. NDC: 43547-276-09
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Low Dose ASPIRIN, 81 mg, 120 Enteric Coated Tablets, Distributed by: Rugby Lavoratories, 17177 N Laurel Park Drive, Suite 233, Livonia, MI 48152. NDC: 0536-1234-41
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Sertraline Tablets, USP 100 mg, 30 tablets per bottle, Distributed by: Wal-Mart, Bentonville, AR 72716, Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc., Warren, NJ 07059, Packaged by: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC., Earth City, MO 63045, NDC# 68645-523-54
Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC
ESTRADIOL TABLETS USP, 0.5MG 100 Tablets, Tx Only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454. NDC: 0555-0899-02
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Doxycycline Capsules, USP 100 mg, 50 Capsules, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Unite States; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur - 441 108, INDIA. NDC 68180-652-08
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Inhub Wixela (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder, USP) 500/50MCG, 60 Doses of Inhalation Powder, Manufactured for: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505. NDC: 0378-9320-32
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray USP, 50MCG per spray, 16 g net fill weight, 120 Metered Sprays, For Intranasal Use Only, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Apotext Corp., Weston, FL 33326. NDC: 60505-0829-1
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP, 10mg/12.5mg, Rx only, 100 Tablets per bottles, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21202; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur-441 108, India. NDC: 68180-518-01
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Magnum XXL 9800, 2000 mg per capsule, 1 capsule per blister pack, Distributed by Magnum Los Angelas CA. UPC 6 45759 99300 7. Amazon's ASIN# B07P7ZH797, B07P94J3ZT, B07P6VK6N3, B076HNPZZZ
Meta Herbal
Terconazole Vaginal Suppositories, 80 mg, 3 Suppositories with Vaginal Applicator, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 111 Coolidge Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07080. NDC: 0713-0552-73
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Nyamyc, 100,000 USP units per gram, 60 grams, Rx only, Topical Use Only, Manufactured by: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc, Minneapolis, MN 55447.
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 1000 Tablets, Rx Only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454. NDC: 45963-676-96
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Lillow (Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP), 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, 1 Blister Pack Containing 28 Tablets, Rx only, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. NDC 69238-1554-6
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
AMOXICILLIN Tablets, USP, 875MG, 20 Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540. NDC: 0781-5060-20
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
AMOXICILLIN for Oral Suspension USP, 400MG/5ML, 100ML (when reconstituted), Manufactured In Canada By: TEVA CANA LIMITED, Toronto, Canada M1B 2K9; Manufactured For: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., North Wales, PA 19454. NDC: 0093-4161-73
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Ricola CherryHoney Herb Throat Drops (menthol, 1.8 mg), 10 Drops per roll, Manufacturer: Ricola Ltd., 4242 Laufen, Switzerland; Distributed by: Ricola USA Inc., 6 Campus Drive, 2nd Floor South, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC: 54305-507-10
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution (0.5 mg/3 mg per 3 mL), 60 x 3 mL Sterile Unit-Dose Vials (2 pouches of 30 - 3 mL vials each), Manufactured By: The Ritedose Corporation, Columbia, SC 29203; Distributed By: Cipla USA Inc., 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC: 69097-840-64
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Dicyclomine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP 20 mg, 100 Tablets, Rx only, Manufactured For: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC: 0591-0795-01
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
CHLORTHALIDONE Tablets, USP, 25MG, 1000 Tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Appco Pharma LLC, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA; Manufactured For: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540 USA. NDC: 43598-719-10
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Asmanex Twisthaler (mometasone furoate inhalation powder, 220 mcg per actuation), 120 Metered Doses, Rx only, Manufactured for: Organon LLC, a subsidiary of Organon & Co., Jersey City, NJ 07302; Manufactured by: MSD International GmbH (Singapore Branch) Singapore 638030, Singapore. NDC: 78206-114-01
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
Jardiance (empagliflozin tablets), 25 mg, 30 tablets (3 blister cards with 10 tablets each), Rx only, Distributed by: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877. NDC: 0597-0153-37
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
CITALOPRAM Tablets, USP, 20MG, 100 Tablets, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV 26505 USA. NDC: 0378-6232-01
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
ALBUTEROL SULFATE IN 90MCG per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Rx Only, 8.5 g Net Contents, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21202; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P.) 454 775, India. NDC: 68180-963-01
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
ALBUTEROL SULFATE HFA Inhalation Aerosol, 90MCG per actuation, 200 Metered Inhalations, Net Wt. 18 g, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Prasco Laboratories, Mason, OH 45040 USA. NDC: 66993-019-68
CARDINAL HEALTHCARE
B-Complex, Thiamine HCI / Riboflavin / Niacinamide / Dexpanthenol / Pyridoxine HCI injection, 74/2/75/2/2 MG/ML, 30ML Sterile Multiple-Dose Vial, Rx only, AnazaoHealth, 7465 W Sunset Rd #1200, Las Vegas, NV 89113, NDC 72682-2230-3
AnazaoHealth Corporation
NYSTATIN 5BU, Activity (as is): 6482 Units/mg, bulk powder container, Rx Only, For Prescription Compounding, Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Rd. St Paul, MN 55120. NDC 51552-0041-5 Bar code 3 51552 00415 3
Fagron, Inc
NYSTATIN 500 MU, Activity (as is): 6482 Units/mg, bulk powder container, Rx Only, For Prescription Compounding, Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Rd. St Paul, MN 55120. NDC 51552-0041-3, Bar code 3 51552 00413 9
Fagron, Inc
Phenytoin Oral Suspension, USP, 100 mg/4 mL, packaged in packaged in 4 mL unit dose cups (NDC 0904-7079-24), 50 per case (NDC 0904-7079-57), Rx only, Major Pharmaceuticals Livonia, MI 48152
The Harvard Drug Group LLC dba Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories
Odor-Eaters Spray Powder, Tolnaftate 1% Antifungal, packaged in a) 4 oz. aerosol cans (UPC 0 41388 0041 2, NDC 10157-4645-1) and b) 5.3 oz. aerosol cans (UPC 0 41388 00411 2, NDC 10157-4645-2) Blistex P.O. Box 5392, Oak Brook, IL 60522-5392.
Blistex Inc
NYSTATIN 2 BU, Activity (as is): 6482 Units/mg, bulk powder container, Rx Only, For Prescription Compounding, Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Rd. St Paul, MN 55120. NDC 51552-0041-4, Bar code 3 51552 00414 6
Fagron, Inc
NYSTATIN 150 MU, Activity (as is): 6482 Units/mg, bulk powder container, Rx Only, For Prescription Compounding, Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Rd. St Paul, MN 55120. NDC 51552-0041-1, Bar code 3 51552 00411 5
Fagron, Inc
TING 2% Miconazole Nitrate Athlete's Foot Spray Antifungal Spray Powder, NET WT 4.5 oz (128 g) cans, Distributed by: Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Prestige Consumer Healthcare company, Tarrytown, NY 10591, UPC 363736532611.
Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation
THE ROCK, Male Sexual Performance Enhancement Capsules, 1200 mg, 1 count blister card, Distributed by Steele Productions: Hallandale, FL 33008 UPC 6 61799 95052 7
Noah's Wholesale LLC
Liothyronine Sodium Tablets, USP 5 mcg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512 Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Survey No. 259/15, Dadra-396 191, (U.T. of D & NH), India. NDC 62756-589-88
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP (SR) 200 mg, 60 Tablets bottle, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India NDC 47335-738-86
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
ceFAZolin sodium in Sterile Water for injection, Injectable Solution, 1g/10mL (0.1 g per mL), Syringe, Rx only, Wells Pharma, NDC 73702-131-10
Wells Pharma of Houston LLC
KinderMed INFANTS' PAIN & FEVER Acetaminophen, 160 mg per 5 mL bottles, Oral Suspension, Organic Cherry Flavor, 2 FL OZ (59 mL), Distributed By: KinderFarms, Redondo Beach, CA 90277, NDC 82673-096-02, UPC 850001805698.
KINDER FARMS LLC
ROPivacaine HCl 0.2% PF in Sodium Chloride 1,000 mg/500 mL (2 mg per mL) Injection, 500 mL bags, Rx only, STAQ Pharma Inc. 14135 E 42nd Ave, Unit 50, Denver, Colorado 80239, NDC 73177-0109-26,
STAQ Pharma, Inc.
Ondansetron Injection, USP, 4 mg/2 mL (2 mg/mL), 2 mL per vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA. Manufactured by: Baxter Pharmaceuticals India Private Ltd, Ahmedabad 382213, India. NDC 36000-012-25
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
SANDIMMUNE Oral Solution (cyclosporine oral solution, USP) 100 mg/mL, 50 mL bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: DELPHARM Huningue S.A.S., Huningue, France, Distributed by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936. NDC 0078-0110-22
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
KinderMed KIDS' PAIN & FEVER Acetaminophen, 160 mg per 5 mL bottles, Oral Suspension, Organic Cherry Flavor, 4 FL OZ (118 mL), Distributed By: KinderFarms, Redondo Beach, CA 90277, NDC 82673-097-04, UPC 850001805728.
KINDER FARMS LLC
Tropicamide 1% (10mg/mL), Cyclopentolate 1% (10mg/mL), Phenylephrine 2.5% (25mg/mL), Ketorolac 0.5% (5mg/mL), 5 mL bottles, For Topical Ophthalmic Use Only, Not for IV Use, This is a Compounded Drug, Hospital & Office Use Only, Fagron Sterile Services, 8710 E 34th St N Wichita, KS 67226. NDC 71266-8240-01
Fagron Compounding Services
Testosterone Gel, 1.62% CIII (Alcohol 80% v/v), packaged in 30 unit-dose packets per carton, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0591-2926-30
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc
Reumo Flex caplets, packaged in 30-count boxes, Manufactured by: Grupo Yepenza de Mexico, SA de CV, Comerciantes 5824 Col Arcos de Guadalupe, Zapopan Jal Mexico, UPC 7 502214 014598
Botanical Be
Aminocaproic Acid Oral Solution, 0.25 grams/mL, Rx only, packaged in 8 Fl. Oz. (236.5 mL) HDPE bottles, Manufactured for: VistaPharm, Inc., Largo, FL 33771, UAS, NDC 66689-330-08
VistaPharm LLC
VITRAKVI (larotractenib) oral solution, 20mg/mL, 100 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Whippany, NJ 07981. NDC 50419-392-01
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Kuka Flex Forte caplets, packaged in 30-count bottles, Manufactured by: Kukamonga, Gonzalez Ortega No 170 Col Centro, 44100 Guadalajara Jal, UPC 0736640810265
Botanical Be
ELCYS (cysteine hydrochloride injection), USP, 500 mg/10mL (50 mg/mL), 10x10 mL Single Dose Sterile Vials, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, Lenoir, NC 28645, (Vial: NDC 51754-1007-1; Carton: 51754-1007-3).
Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
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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.