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Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls
14,290
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2000–2026
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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,290 recalls, about 14.1% of the federal recall archive, of which 10% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 14,290 drugs & medications recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 14.1% of the 101,704-record archive. Of the 14,290 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.

  • 14,290 total recalls
  • 14.1% of the archive
  • 10% graded high-severity
  • FDA Drug top agency

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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,290 recalls, about 14.1% of the 101,704-record federal archive, with 1,496 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.

14,290
total recalls
10%
graded high-severity
FDA Drug
top issuing agency
2000–2026
years covered

Drugs & Medications recalls by year

2000–2026

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 985 516 563 263

Source: FDA · CPSC · NHTSA As of Jun 3, 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 7, 2023

Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection, USP, 1000 mL bags, 12 bags per carton, Rx only, Fresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, MA 02451, NDC # 49230-…

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.5%, 15 mL bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company LLC, Gurnee, IL 60031. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Neomycin & Polymyxin B Sulfates, and Bacitracin Zinc Ophthalmic Ointment, 3.5 g tubes, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. …

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

DOCU LIQUID (docusate sodium, 50 mg/5 mL), packaged in 473mL bottles and b)10mL Unit Dose cups, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company, LLC., Gurne…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Calcitriol Injection 2 mcg/mL, 1 mL ampules Rx Only, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company, LLC., Gurnee, IL 60031. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP 1%, 15 mL bottles, Rx Only, Sterile, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company LLC, Gurnee, IL 60031…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Oxcarbazepine Oral Suspension, USP, 300 mg/5 mL, 250 mL bottles, Rx Only, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company LLC, Gurnee, IL 60031. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Olopatadine HCl Nasal Spray, 665 mcg, 30.5 g bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Operating Company LLC, Gurnee, IL 60031. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Low Jun 7, 2023

Phenylephrine HCl 20 mg added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250mL Bag, Rx Only, Compounded by: Advanced Compounding Solutions, 4 Constitution Way Ste L Wob…

New England Life Care, Inc. dba Advanced Compounding Solutions

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Gonak Hypromellose Ophthalmic Solution 25mg/mL, 15 mL bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray, 50mcg, 16 g bottles, Manufactured by: HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Amiy. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Granisetron HCl Injection, USP, 1 mg/mL, packaged in a) 1mL and b) 4 mL vials, Rx Only, For Intravenous Use Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake …

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Midazolam Injection, USP 2mg/2mL (1 mg/mL) For Intramuscular or Intravenous Use Only, 2mL vials, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, …

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%, 1 1/4 oz tubes, Rx Only, Manufactured for: HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Amityville, NY 11701. ALL NDCs

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Midazolam Injection, USP, 50 mg/10mL (5mg/mL), For Intramuscular or Intravenous Use Only, 10 mL vials, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Fo…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Calcipotriene Topical Solution, 0.005% (Scalp Solution), 60 mL bottles, Rx Only, Distributed by: Akorn Operating Company, LLC., Gurnee, IL 60031. A…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 7, 2023

Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.5%, packaged in a) 2.5mL bottles, b) 5mL bottles, c) 10 mL bottles, and d)15mL bottles, Rx only, Manufactu…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

vasopressin 20 units added to 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL*, 0.2 units/mL*, 100 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 S…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Maintenance 4:1 Plasma-Lyte/Tromethamine, low potassium, packaged in 1000 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Serv…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Low May 31, 2023

Fentanyl Buccal Tablets CII, 600mcg, packaged in cartons of 28 Buccal Tablets (4 tablets x 7 cards), Rx only, Distributed by: Mayne Pharma, Greenvill…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 3.5%/Dextrose 10%, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.,…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Warm Induction 4:1 HIGH POTASSIUM/low tromethamine, 40 mEq K, packaged in 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy …

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

MSA 7.84% MSG 8.56% (0.92M) Comp. Sol. 1000 ml bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, 6580 Snowdrift Road, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 7128…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

vancomycin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 2 g/500 mL* (4 mg/mL), 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift R…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

diphenhydrAMINE 50 mg added to 0.9% sodium chloride 50 mL in 100 mL Partial Additive Bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Sn…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Induction 8:1 non-enriched, HIGH POTASSIUM, 70 mEq K, packaged in 300 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Glimepiride Tablets, USP, 4 mg, RX, Packaged as a) 100-count bottle, NDC# 68001-179-00; b) 500-count bottle, NDC# 68001-179-03, Manufactured by: Inta…

Amerisource Health Services LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

potassium phosphate 30 mmole added to 0.9% sodium chloride 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., St…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

NORepinephrine added to dextrose 5%, 16 mg/250 mL* (64 mcg/mL), 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 4.5%/Dextrose 10% with HEPARIN, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Se…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 3%/Dextrose 5% with low calcium and HEPARIN, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixtur…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Maintenance 4:1 in Ringer's, low potassium, 12 mEq K, packaged in 504.8 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Servic…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

EPINEPHrine added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 4 mg/250 mL* (16 mcg/mL), 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdri…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 3%/Dextrose 10% with CALCIUM and HEPARIN, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture P…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Neonatal TPN Starter Bag, Amino Acids (Trophamine) 6%/Dextrose 10% with CALCIUM and HEPARIN, packaged in 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture P…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Induction 8:1 High Potassium/low dextrose, 100 mEq K, packaged in 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

vancomycin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 1.5 g/250 mL* (6 mg/mL), 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

EPINEPHrine added to dextrose 5%, 4 mg/250 mL* (16 mcg/mL), 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., S…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Microplegia Solution, MSA/MSG 0.92 Molar with CP2D, packaged in 120 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., Lehigh Valley, 65…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Transplant Solution (Plasma-Lyte A), packaged in 165 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., Lehigh Valley, 6580 Snowdrift Ro…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

vasopressin 40 units added to 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL*, 0.4 units/mL*, 100 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 S…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

heparin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 2,500 units/250 mL* (10 units/mL), 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Sn…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

HyperLyte CR Injection, 250 mL bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, 6580 Snowdrift Road, Allentown, PA 18106, NDC 71285-8094-2, code 7…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

vancomycin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 1 g/250 mL* (4 mg/mL), 25 250 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrif…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Nafcillin for Injection, USP, 10 gram per Pharmacy Bulk Package, Rx only, Mfd. for SAGENT Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 60195. NDC: 25021-141-99

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc

FDA Drug Low May 31, 2023

Methylprednisolone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP 80 mg/mL, For Intramuscular, Intrasynovial and Soft Tissue Injection Only, Not for Intravenous …

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Induction 4:1 in Ringer's, HIGH POTASSIUM, 48 mEq K, packaged in 522.8 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Service…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

oxyTOCIN 40 units added to 0.9% sodium chloride 1,000 bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Rd., Ste 100, Allentown…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

Cardioplegia Solution, Reperfusate No Potassium, packaged in 477.5 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., Lehigh Valley, 658…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 31, 2023

heparin added to 0.9% sodium chloride, 2,500 units/500 mL* (5 units/mL), 500 mL per bag, Rx only, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 6580 Sno…

Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.

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Data sources

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.