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

Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets, USP, 100 mg, 50-count carton (10 tablets each blister pack x 5), Rx only, MFG: Major Pharma, NDC 0904-0430-06

Ampicillin for Injection, USP, 1 g per vial, 10-count box, Rx only, Distributed by: Auromedics Pharma, NDC 55150-113-10

Verapamil HCL, ampule, 2.5 mg/ML 2ML (5/pack), Rx only, MFG: Pfizer, NDC 04094-011-01

Tacrolimus (Brand Capsules ) 0.5 mg/mL Suspension, Rx, This is a compounded medication., Valor Compounding Pharmacy, 2461 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704,

Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection, 40 mg/vial, 10 single-dose vials, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 0781-3232-95

Aprepitant Capsule, USP, 40 mg, 1 capsule per unit dose package, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 0781-2321-06

Medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, USP, 150 mg/mL, 1 mL vials, packaged in a) single dose vial (NDC 0703-6801-01), b) 25-count box single dose vials (NDC 0703-6801-04), Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA

E-Z-Gas II, Effervescent Granules, Net Weight: 4 g, 50 packets per box, MFG: Bracco Diagnostics Inc., NDC 0270-9020-01 (discontinued), NDC 10361-793-01 (current)

Proair, HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol 90 mcg per actuation, 200 metered inhalations, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 59310-579-22

Diphenhydramine HCl oral solution, USP, 25 mg/10 mL UD, packaged in a) 10 mL unit dose cups (NDC 0121-0978-10), b) 100-count box (NDC 0121-0978-00), Rx only, MFG: Pharmaceutical Associates Inc.

Levofloxacin Tablets, 500 mg, 100-count unit dose box, Rx only, MFG: Major Pharma, NDC 0904-6352-61

Medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, 150 mg/mL, 1 mL single dose vial, Rx only, MFG: NorthStarRx/Teva Pharma USA , NDC 16714-981-01

Pilocarpine HCL Ophthalmic Solution, USP 2%, 15 mL, Rx only, MFG: Somerset Therapeutics, Inc., NDC 7006919101

Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution 0.083%, 2.5 mg/3mL, packaged in 5 x 3 mL unit-dose vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Nephron Pharma, NDC 0487-9501-03

Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution, 0.02%, 0.5 mg/2.5 mL, packaged in 25-count box (25 x 2.5 mL sterile unit-dose vials), Rx only, MFG: Nephron Pharma, NDC 0487-9801-25

Bupivacaine HCl Injection, Multi dose vial, 0.50%, 50 mL/5 mg/mL, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-0250-50

Firmagon (degarelix for injection) 80 mg, Maintenance Dose (28 days), packaged in a kit, Rx only, MFG: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., NDC 55566-8303-01

Revonto (dantrolene sodium for injection), 20 mg/vial, 6-count box, Rx only, MFG: US WorldMeds, Inc., NDC 78670-003-67

Vecuronium Bromide for Injection, 10 mg (1mg/ mL) vial, 10-count box, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0703-2914-03

Betadine 5%, Sterile Ophthalmic Prep Solution, (povidine-iodine ophthalmic solution), 1 fl. oz. (30 mL), Rx only, Mfd for: Alcon Surgical Inc., NDC 0065-0411-30

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 400 mg/5 mL (80 mg/mL), 5 mL Multiple Dose Vial, Rx only, MFG: NorthstarRx/Teva Pharma USA, NDC 16714-473-01

Celestone Soluspan (betamethasone sodium phosphate and betametasone acetate injectable suspension 6 mg/mL, 30 mg/5mL, multidose vial, Rx only, MFG: Merck Company, NDC 0085-4320-01

Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution 0.3%, 10 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alcon Laboratories, Inc., NDC 61314-0656-10

Sumatriptan Succinate Tablets, 100 mg, 9 (1 x 9) Unit-of- use tablets box, Rx only, MFG: Sun Pharmaceuticals, NDC 62756-522-69

Azithromycin for Injection USP Vial, 500 mg per vial, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-174-10

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 400 mg/5mL (80 mg/mL), 5 mL multi-dose vials, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0703-0063-01

Gastrografin (Diatrizoate Meglumine and Diatrizoate Sodium Solution USP), packaged in: Twenty-four 30 mL single dose bottles, Rx only, MFG: Bracco Diagnostics Inc., NDC 0270-0445-35

Polymyxin B Sulfate and Trimethoprim Ophthalmic Solution, USP, sterile, 0.1%, 10 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 6131462810

Cefazolin for injection USP, and Dextrose Injection, USP, 1G, 50 ML duplex container, Rx only, MFG: B. Braun Medical Inc., NDC 0264-3103-11

Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol HFA 90 mcg, with Dose Indicator, 200 metered inhalations, Rx only, Distributed by: Sandoz Inc., NDC 0781-7296-85

Ibuprofen Tablets USP, 400 mg, 100-count unit dose box, Rx only, MFG: Major Pharma, NDC 0904-5853-61

Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE, packaged in a) 5 single-use containers (0.2 mL each vial) (NDC 54092-606-07) and b) 4 pouches x 5 single-use containers (NDC 54092-606-04), Rx Only, Manufactured for: Shire US Inc., 300 Shire Way, Lexington, MA 02421.

Topex (benzocaine 20%), Topical Anesthetic Gel Strawberry, 1 oz, Rx only, Manufacturer: DS Healthcare, NDC 0699-5116-01

TobraDex (tobramycin and dexamethasone), Ophthalmic Ointment, 3.5 gm, Rx only, Manufacturer: Novartis, NDC 0078-0876-01

Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Tablets, USP, 800mg/160mg, 100-count unit dose box, Rx only, MFG: Major Pharma, NDC 0904-2725-61

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP, 400 mg/10 mL (40 mg/mL), 10 mL Multiple Dose Vial, Rx only, MFG: NorthstarRx/Teva Pharma USA, NDC 16714-090-01

Olanzapine Orally Disintegrating Tablets, USP 10 mg, 30-count box unit dose tablets (3 blister cards each containing 10 tablets), Rx only, MFG: PAR PHARMA, NDC 49884-321-55

Diprivan (Propofol) Emulsion, 200 mg per 20 mL (10mg/mL), 20 mL vial, Rx only, MFG: App Pharmaceutical LLC, NDC 63323-269-29

Levalbuterol Tartrate HFA Inhalation Aerosol, 45 mcg/actuation, 200 metered inhalations, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0591-2927-54

Depo-Medrol (methylprednisolone acetate injectable suspension, USP) 80mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL single-dose vial (NDC# 0009-3475-01), b) 25-count box (NDC 0009-3475-03), Rx only, MFG: Pfizer

Revonto (dantrolene sodium for injection), 20 mg/vial, 6-count box, Rx only, MFG: US WorldMeds, Inc., NDC 27505-003-67

Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, USP 1%, 5 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 61314-637-05

Bupivacaine HCl Injection, Multi dose vial, 0.25%, 50 mL/2.5 mg/mL, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-0249-50

Sterile Water for Injection USP, 2000 mL, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corp., NDC 0338-0013-06

Bupivacaine HCl Injection, single dose vial, 0.5%, 30 mL/5 mg/mL, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-0170-30

Epinephrine Injection, USP, Single-Dose Auto-Injectors 0.3 mg, packaged in 2 count carton, Rx only, MFG: Mylan Pharma, NDC 49502-102-02

Metoprolol tablets 50 mg, 100-count botte, Rx only, MFG: Sun Pharmaceuticals, NDC 57664-0477-52

Biopsy and Aspiration Tray Bone Marrow Illinois 11GX4 (10/cs) Rx CRFPED Lidocaine Hydrochloride USP, 1%, 5mL, Rx only, MFG: Becton Dickinson

Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution, USP 1%, 3 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 6131435502

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