Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Name: Drugs & Medications Recalls
Creator: PlainRecalls
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Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls: 14,473
Top agency: FDA Drug
Years covered: 2004–2026

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher. · Updated September 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 · 2026-09-23

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 2026-09-23.

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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

High severity

1,508
Moderate

11,608
Lower severity

1,357

FDA Drug

14,105
FDA Food

312
CPSC

56

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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Where Drugs & Medications sits among all 12 categories

Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?

Recalls in Drugs & Medications

KETAMINE 50MG/ML (10ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Minoxidil 0.75% (1.5ML vial) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Advil Liqui Gels (minis), Solubilized ibuprofen capsules, 200mg, Pain Reliever Fever Reducer (NSAID), 200 liquid filled capsules, Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940, UPC 3 0573 1769 13 5

Buprenorphine HCL 0.9 MG/ML (25ML vial) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

NADH 10MG/ML (10ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

SEMAGLUTIDE 0.5MG/ML (0.5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE SEMAGLUTIDE 1MG/ML (0.5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE SEMAGLUTIDE 2MG/ML (0.5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE SEMAGLUTIDE 4MG/ML (0.5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE SEMAGLUTIDE 5.4MG/ML (0.5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Cyclosporine (A) 0.1%; Cyclosporine (A) 0.2%; Cyclosporine (A) 1%; Cyclosporine (A) 2%; Cyclosporine (A) - Corn oil - 1% Oph solution, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Advil Liqui Gels, Solubilized ibuprofen capsules, 200mg, Pain Reliever Fever Reducer (NSAID), 200 liquid filled capsules, Distributed by: Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940, UPC 3 0573 0169 49 3

PROGESTERONE-GS OIL- 100MG/ML (2ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

HYDROXOCOBALAMIN-PF- 1MG/ML (1ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

POLIDOCANOL 50MG/ML (5%) (30ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Albuterol (PF/SULFURIC ACID/DYE FREE) - 3ML tube - 0.083% Inhalation Solution, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL Single-Dose Container bag, Rx Only, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 4500 12th St. Extension, W. Columbia, SC 29172, NDC: 0487-4301-10, UPC 3 04874 30110 3.

Dexpanthenol/Pyridoxine/Hydroxocobalamin-PF- 250MG/100MG/1MG/ML (1ML vial) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Epinephrine (L-Adrenaline), USP, CAS 51-43-4, Packaged in amber glass bottles in a vacuum sealed pouch as (a)100 G; (b)1 G, (c) 25 G, (d) 5 G; Rx only. Repackaged by Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp. Gardena, CA 90248; New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

LEVEMIR-STS- 100U/ML (1ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Methylcobalamin 1MG/ML (1ML vial); Methylcobalamin 3MG/ML (1ML vial); Methylcobalamin 5MG/ML (1ML vial) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Dutasteride 0.1% (1.5ML VIAL) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 1.5 g/vial, Sterile powder, Single-dose Fliptop Vial, 10 vials per carton, Rx only, Distributed by: Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC Vial 0409-3515-11; NDC Carton 0409-3515-01

FLURBIPROFEN -CORN OIL- 0.04% (3ML DROPTAINER) OPH SOLUTION, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

MITOMYCIN 0.4MG/ML (1ML DROPTAINER) OPH SOLUTION; MITOMYCIN 0.4MG/ML (1ML VIAL) OPH SOLUTION; MITOMYCIN 0.4MG/ML (4ML VIAL) OPH SOLUTION, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Hydroxocobalamin 25MG/ML (2ML vial) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

EDETATE DISODIUM (VET) 1% (3ML droptainer) OPH Solution, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

GLYCERIN 72% (W/V) (15ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

MITOMYCIN 0.2MG/ML (1ML DROPTAINER) OPH SOLUTION; MITOMYCIN 0.2MG/ML (1ML VIAL) OPH SOLUTION, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

METHOTREXATE INTRAVITREAL (1ML VIAL) 4MG/ML (400MCG/0.1ML) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Clobetasol propionate Cream USP, 0.05%, 45 g tube, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Pithampur (M.P.) 454 775, India, NDC 68180-956-03

GLYCERIN/LIDOCAINE HCL/EPINEPHRINE 31%(V/V)/0.17%/0.00017% (10ML VIALS); GLYCERIN/LIDOCAINE HCL/EPINEPHRINE 48.7%(W/V)/0.67%/0.00067% (10ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Sterile Water for Injection, USP, For Drug Diluent Use Only, 5 mL Single-Dose Vial, packaged in 30 x 5 mL Single-Dose Vials per carton, Rx Only, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 4500 12th Street Extension, W. Columbia, SC 29172, NDC 0487-6105-01, UPC 3 04876 10501 3.

S2 Racepinephrine Inhalation Solution, USP 2.25% Bronchodilator 30x0.5 mL Sterile Unit-of-Use Vials each in a foil pouch, Manufactured By: Nephron West Columbia, SC 29172, NDC 0487-5901-99 UPC 3 04875 90199 9

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE-PF- 200MG/ML (5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

5-Fluorouracil 1%, 2.5ML droptainer, and 5ML droptainer Ophthalmic, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Advil (ibuprofen) Tablets, 200 mg, packaged as a) 360-count bottles (UPC 3 0573 0154 60 4), and b) 200-count bottles (UPC 3 0573 0154 21 5), Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940

Chlorpheniramine/Hyoscyamine (1ML) 10MG/0.25MG/ML Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Ethyl Alcohol 95% (5ML vial) Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

LIDOCAINE-PF- 5% (5ML VIAL) INJECTABLE, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

DEXAMETHASONE 16MG/ML (3ML VIAL) INJECTABLE; DEXAMETHASONE 24MG/ML INJECTABLE; DEXAMETHASONE-PF- 0.1% (1ML DROPPER) OPH SOLUTION, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE/DEOXYCHOLIC ACID (10ML VIAL) 50MG/50MG/ML (5%/5%) INJECTABLE; Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Asthmanefrin Racepinephrine Inhalation Solution Bronchodilator (racephedrine, USP 11.25), 30x0.5 mL Sterile Vials each in a foil pouch, NDC 0487-2784-01 UPC 3 04872 78401 4

GLYCERIN STERILE 99% 2ML VIAL and 5ML VIAL, Injectable, Rx Only, Pharmacy Innovations, 2936 W 17th St., Erie, PA.

Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution, USP, 0.3%, 5 mL per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045; Distributed by: MWI, Boise, ID 83705. NDC 13985-604-05

Lidocaine Hydrochloride Jelly USP, 2%, Packaged as (a) 5 mL tube (NDC 17478-711-10) x10 per box NDC 17478-711-31; (b) 30 mL tube NDC 17478-711-30; Rx only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, Il 60045.

Ofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.3%, 5 mL per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045; Distributed by: MWI, Boise, ID 83705. NDC: 13985-602-05

Daptomycin for Injection 350 mg/vial 1 Single-dose vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc., Durham, NC 27703 Manufactured by: Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmez, Ahmedabad-382 213, India. NDC 16729-0434-05

GONAK Hypromellose Ophthalmic Demulcent Solution, (25 mg) 2.5%, 15 mL per dropper bottle, For Professional Use in Goinoscopic Examinations, Mfd. by: Akorn, INc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC: 17478-064-12

Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, 5 mL per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, Il 60045. NDC: 17478-106-10

Ketorolac Tromethamine Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5%, Packaged as a) 10 mL dropper bottle, NDC 17478-209-11; (b) 3 mL dropper bottle, NDC 17478-209-19; (c) 5 mL dropper bottle, NDC 17478-209-10; Rx only, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045.

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