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 · 2026-09-21
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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VistaPharm, KERR INSTA-CHAR IN AN SORBITOL BASE WITH CHERRY FLAVOR, 50 Grams Activated Charcoal in 52 Grams Sorbitol in 240 mL (8 fl oz), distributed by: VistaPharm, Inc., Largo. FL 33771, NDC 66689-203-08.
PAI Holdings LLC
Cura Hongos, Crema Antifungica, Clotrimazole 1%, 2oz (57g) tubes, Dist by/por: Pharmadel LLC, New Castle, DE 19720, Made in India, UPC 8 52924 00683 1.
Dabur India Limited
Med Pride, Bacitracin Zinc Ointment, 500 units, 0.9g packets Net Wt 130g, 144 count box, Manufactured for: Shield Line LLC, 59 Hook Road, Bayonne, NJ 07002 USA, Made in India, UPC 3 52410 30352 4.
Dabur India Limited
Gas-X Extra Strength, SIMETHICONE 125 mg/ANTIGAS, packaged in a) 120 SoftGels (UPC 3 00674 35041 9, b) 72 SoftGels (UPC 3 00439 00572 1), Distributed by: Haleon, Warren, NJ 07059.
Haleon US Holdings LLC
Budesonide Inhalation Suspension, 1mg/2mL, 30 x 2 mL Sterile Single-Dose Ampules (5 Single-Dose Ampules per pouch, 6 pouches per carton, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Baska Ujeti Road, Ujeti Halol-289350, Gujarat, India, NDC 47335-633-49.
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Zep, Alcohol Sanitizer Spray, Ethanol 70%, Net Contents 55 Gallons 208 Liters, Made in USA, A Zep Inc. Brand, Distributed by: Zap Inc., 350 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, SE, Emerson, GA 30137, NDC 66949-133-85.
Zep Inc
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 60mg, packaged in a) 90 Capsules (NDC 51991-748-90); b) 1000 Capsules (51991-748-10), Rx Only, Mfr. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Dist. by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922.
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Epinephrine Injection, USP, 1mg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, Fresenius Kabi, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-696-02 (vial), NDC 63323-696-25 (carton)
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
DOXOrubin Hydrochloride Liposome injection, 50 mg/25 mL (2mg/mL), 25 mL single-dose vials, Sterile, Rx only, Manufactured for: Northstar Rx LLC., Memphis, TN 38141, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol, Gujarat, India, NDC 72603-200-01.
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, USP, 30mg, 1000 Capsule bottles, Rx only, Manufactured. by: Towa Pharmaceutical Europe, S.L. Martorelles, (Barcelona), Spain, Distributed by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. NDC 51991-747-10
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
GSMS Incorporated, NIACIN EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, USP, 1,000 MG, 90 tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Lannett, Inc., Seymour, IN 47274, Packaged by GSMS Incorporated, Camarillo, CA 93012. NDC 51407-268-90.
Golden State Medical Supply Inc.
Lidocaine HCl Injection USP, 25x5 mL, Single-Dose Ampules, Rx Only, Distributed by: Spectra Medical Devices, LLC, Wilmington, Made in S. Korea, NDC 65282-1605-1.
Spectra Medical Devices, Llc
HyVee, Ultra Strength Antacid, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: HY-VEE INC., Inc., WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266, UPC: 0 75450 82514 5.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
CAREone, EXTRA STRENGTH CALCIUM ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 chewable Tablets, Distributed by: FOODHOLD U.S.A, LLC, LANDOVER, MD 20785, NDC 72476-127-80.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
HyVee, Extra Strength Antacid, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: HY-VEE INC., Inc., WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266, UPC: 0 75450 82497 1.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP 2%, 40 mg/2 mL (20 mg/mL), 2 mL per Single-Dose Vial, Rx Only, Mfd. in India for: Eugia US LLC, E. Windsor, NJ 08520. NDC: 55150-164-02
Eugia US LLC
TopCare health, ULTRA STRENGTH, Antacid Tablets, CALCIUM CARBONATE 1000mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC.,ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007, NDC 76162-129-68.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
GOODSENSE Ultra Strength, Antacid TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 Chewable Tablets, Distributed by: Geiss, Destin & Dunn, inc., Peachtree City, GA, NDC 50804-171-68.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
CAREone, ULTRA STRENGTH CALCIUM ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 chewable Tablets, Distributed by: FOODHOLD U.S.A, LLC, LANDOVER, MD 20785, NDC 72476-178-23.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
EQUALINE ultra strength, antacid tablets, calcium carbonate 1000mg, 72 chewable tablets, DISTRIBUTED BY SUPERVALU INC.,EDEN PRARIE, MN 55344 USA, NDC 41163-171-68.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
GOODSENSE Extra Strength, Antacid TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 Chewable Tablets, Distributed by: Geiss, Destin & Dunn, inc., Peachtree City, GA, NDC 50804-129-22.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
EQUALINE extra strength, antacid tablets, calcium carbonate 750mg, 96 chewable tablets, DISTRIBUTED BY SUPERVALU INC.,EDEN PRARIE, MN 55344 USA, NDC 41163-129-22.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, extra strength Antacid Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 chewable tablets, Distributed by: Amerisourcebergen, 1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA, 19428, NDC 24385-595-23.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Xyvona (levorphanol tartrate tablets), 2mg, 100 Tablets, Rx only, Forte BioPharma, Manufactured by: Ohm Laboratories Inc., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Distributed by: Fort Bio-Pharma, LLC., Las Vegas, NV 89113, NDC 72245-762-10
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Duloxetine DR Capsules, 30 mg, 30 count bottles, Rx, Relabeled by: Enovachem Pharmaceuticals, Torrance, CA 90501, NDC 76420-634-30, Marketed by: Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.
Asclemed USA Inc.
TopCare health, EXTRA STRENGTH, Antacid Tablets, CALCIUM CARBONATE 750mg, 96 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC.,ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007, NDC 76162-128-22.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
FAMILY WELLNESS, ULTRA STRENGT, ANTACID TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: MIDWOOD BRANDS, LLC, 500 VOLVO PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 USA., NDC 55319-171-68.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
MARKET BASKET ANTACID Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, ULTRA STRENGTH, 72 Tablets, Distributed by: De Moules Supermarkets, Inc.,Tewksbury, Mass 01875, UPC 0 49705 83149 6.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
24/7 life BY 7-ELEVEN, Extra strength Antacid Tablets, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 chewable tablets, DISTRIBUTED BY 7-ELEVEN, IRVING, TX 75063, UPC 0 5254863573 2.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
H.E.B Extra Strength Calcium Carbonate Antacid Tablets, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 Chewable Tablets, MADE WITH PRIDE & CARE FOR H.E.B, 646 S. FLORES ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX, NDC 37808-136-22.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Harris Teeter, ULTRA STRENGTH ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, Distributed by: Harris Teeter, LLC.,MATTHEWS, NC 28105, UPC: 0 72036-73108-1.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Xyvona (levorphanol tartrate tablets), 3mg, 100 Tablets, Rx only, Forte BioPharma, Manufactured by: Ohm Laboratories Inc., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Distributed by: Fort Bio-Pharma, LLC., Las Vegas, NV 89113, NDC 72245-058-10
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Niacin Extended-release Tablets, USP, 1,000 mg, 90-count bottles, Rx Only, Distributed by: Lannett Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19136, NDC 62175-322-46.
Lannett Company Inc.
FAMILY WELLNESS, ULTRA STRENGT, ANTACID TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: MIDWOOD BRANDS, LLC, 500 VOLVO PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 USA., UP: 0 32251-92282-4.
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
KIRKLAND Signature, ULTRA STRENGTH ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate, 1000 mg, 265-count bottle, MANUFACTURED BY: GUARDIAN DRUG COMPANY, INC., 2 CHARLES COURT/DAYTON, NJ 08810, FOR: Costco Wholesale Corporation, 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027, NDC 63981-171-80
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
PRED MILD, prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, USP, 0.12%, 10 mL, Sterile, Rx only, Allergen, Inc., an AbbVie company, North Chicago, IL 60064, Product of France, NDC 11980-174-10.
AbbVie Inc.
Vitamin B-Complex, Vitamin C & Folic Acid Dietary Supplement, Net Wt. 8 FL Oz (237mL) Amber PET modern round 24-400 bottle, 47 SERVING PER BOTTLE, 24 bottles- 8 FL Oz (237mL) Amber PET modern round bottles per package, Store at room. Mnfg by: Llorens Pharmaceutical Miami, FL
Llorens Pharmaceuticals International Division, Inc.
Atomoxetine Capsules HCL, 10 mg Capsules in unit dose foil strip, strips are packed in cartons of 100, Rx Only, Pkg by: Safecor, Columbus, OH 43204. NDC: 64380-474-01
Safecor Health, LLC
fentaNYL Citrate, Sterile CADD for Injection, 2,2500 mcg/50mL in Sterile Water, IntegraDose Compounding Services LLC, 3650 Victorie St N, Suite 900, Shoreview, MN, NDC 71139-6030-1.
IntegraDose Compounding Services LLC
Liraglutide Injection, 18 mg/3 mL (6 mg/mL), Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Naples, FL 34108, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Nagpur 441108, INDIA, a) 2 Pens- NDC 70748-346-02; b) 3 Pens - NDC 70748-346-03.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Primidone Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 100 Tablets (10 x 10 unit dose blister) per carton, Rx only, Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, Ohio 43217. Carton NDC: 68084-202-01; Individual Dose NDC: 68084-202-11
Amerisource Health Services LLC
cimzia (certolizumab pegol), 2x200mg/mL PREFILLED SYRINGES (2 single-dose), Rx ONLY, Manufactured by: UCB Inc., Smyrna, GA 30080, a) NDC 50474-710-79, b) Professional sample, NDC 50474-710-80; c) 3 cartons, STARTER KIT, NDC 50474-710-81.
UCB Biosciences Inc.
Primidone Tablets, USP, 250 mg, 100 Tablets (10 x 10 unit dose blister) per carton, Rx only, Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, Ohio 43217. Carton NDC: 68084-203-01; Individual Dose NDC: 68084-203-11
Amerisource Health Services LLC
Estradiol Gel, 0.1%, 0.25 mg, 0.25 g per packet, 30 packets per carton, Rx only, Distributed by: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baudette, MN 56623. NDC 70954-531-20
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Busulfan Injection, 60 mg per 10 mL (6 mg per mL), 8x10 mL Single-Dose Vials, Rx only, Mfd. for Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 60195, Made in Canada, NDC 25021-241-10.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Gas-X, Simethicone 125 mg/ ANTIGAS, 120 SoftGels, Distributed by: Haleon, Warren, NJ 07059, UPC: 3 00674 35041 9.
Haleon US Holdings LLC
Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, Injection, 0.3mg/mL, 5x1 mL Single Dose Vials, Rx only, Manufactured for: Endo USA, Malvern, PA 19855, NDC 42023-179-05.
ENDO USA, Inc.
Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 25 mg* Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054, NDC 67877-590-01.
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
TPN bag (patient specific), Rx# 11-4909703-0-1, Compound Volume 1660 mL per bag, Rx only, Single Dose Injection, Refrigerated Injection, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Los Angeles, 13128 Imperial Hwy, Santa Fe Spr., CA 90670
Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc (CAPS) Los Angeles
BD PurPrep, Povidone-iodine 8.3% w/w (0.83% available iodine) with isopropyl alcohol 72.5% w/w Sterile Solution, 0.36 fl. oz. (10.5 mL) x 25 applicators per box. Carefusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidary of Becton Dickinson and Co. NDC 54365-014-41
CareFusion 213, LLC
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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.