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

Xylocaine + Epinephrine, multi dose vial 1%, packaged in a) 20 mL, 25-count box (NDC 63323-482-27) b) 50 mL, 25-count box (NDC 63323-482-57), Rx only, MFG: Fresenius Kabi USA LLC

Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Ointment, 3.5 g tube, Rx only MFG: Sandoz, NDC 61314-631-36

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

Paracentesis/Thoracentises Tray (10/cs) Rx CRFPED, Lidocaine Hydrochloride USP, 1%, 5mL, Rx only, MFG: Becton Dickinson

Xylocaine + Epinephrine, multi dose vial 2%, 20 mL, 25 count box, Rx only, MFG: Fresenius Kabi USA LLC, NDC 63323-483-27

Tetracaine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5%, 4 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG: Alcon Surgical Inc., NDC 0065-0741-14

Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, Glucagon for Injection, 1 mg per vial Diluent for Glucagon, 1ml syringe, Rx only, MFG: Eli Lilly, NDC 0002-8031-01

Geodon for injection (ziprasidone mesylate), 20 mg/mL, 1 mL single dose vial, Rx only, MFG: Viatris, NDC 0049-3920-83

Epinephrine Injection, USP, Single-Dose Auto-Injectors 0.15 mg, packaged in 2 count carton, Rx only, MFG: Mylan Pharma NDC 49502-101-02

Miocol-E (acetylcholine chloride intraocular solution) 20 mg/2mL (10 mg/mL), Rx only, Manufacturer: Bausch & Lomb, NDC 24208-539-20

Lidocaine Patch 5%, 30-count carton, Rx only, MFG: Qualitest Products, NDC 0603-1880-16

EPI-Pen Jr, 2-PAK, (epinephrine injection, USP) Single-Dose Auto-Injectors 0.15 mg, packaged in 2 count carton, Rx only, MFG: Mylan Pharma, NDC 49502-501-02

Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol HFA with Dose Indicator, 90 mcg, 200 metered inhalations, Rx only, Manufactured for: PAR Pharmaceutical, NDC 0254-1007-52

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 80 mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL single dose vial (NDC 0703-0051-01) b) 25-count box (NDC 0703-0051-04), Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA

EPI-PEN 2-PAK (epinephrine injection, USP), Single-Dose Auto-Injectors 0.3 mg, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Specialty LP., NDC 49502-500-02

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP, 200mg/5mL (40 mg/mL), 5 mL multi-dose vial, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0703-0043-01

Lidocaine Patch 5%, 30-count box, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0591-3525-30

Aparaclonidine Ophthalmic Solution 0.5% as base, 0.5%, 5 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG:Sandoz Pharma, NDC 61314-665-05

Hydrocortisone Ointment USP, 2.5%, NET WT 28.35 g (1 oz) tube, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 0168-0146-30

Mupirocin Ointment, USP 2%, 22 grams tube, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0093-1010-42, MFG: Teva Pharma USA

Nitrostat (Nitroglycerin Sublingual Tablets, USP) 0.4 mg/tablet, 25-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Pfizer Parke-Davis, Division of Pfizer Inc., NDC 0071-0418-13

Epidural Tray, Nerve Block Single shot, Rx only, # 182207, MFG: Avanos Medical Sales LLC

Dihydroergotamine Mesylate, Injection, USP, 1mg/mL, packaged in box of 5 x 1 mL ampules, Rx only, Manufactured for: Perrigo, Minneapolis, MN, NDC 0574-0850-10

Olanzapine single dose vial Lyophilized, 10 mg, Rx only, MFG: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC# 55150-0308-01

Arzol (Silver Nitrate Applicator), (Silver Nitrate 75%, Potassium Nitrate 25%), 100-count box, Rx only, Manufacturer: Arzol Chemical Co, NDC 12870-0001-02

Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution 0.083%, 2.5 mg/3mL, packaged in 25 X 3mL unit-dose vials, Rx only, MFG by: Nephron Pharma, NDC 0487-9501-25

Sumatriptan Injection, USP, 6mg/0.5 mL, packaged in a box of 5 x 0.5 mL single-dose vials, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-0173-01

Adrenalin (epinephrine injection, USP) 30 mg/30 mL (1mg/mL), 30 mL multiple dose vial, Rx only, MFG: Par Pharma, NDC 42023-168-01

Xylocaine - MPF (lidocaine HCl and epinephrine injection, USP), 1%, 300 mg/30 mL, single dose vial, 5-count box, Rx only, MFG: App Pharmaceuticals LLC, NDC 63323-0487-31

Lidocaine Patch, 5%, 30-count box, Rx only, Manufacturer: Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, NDC 42858-0118-30

Diprivan (Propofol) Emulsion, 100 mg/mL, 10mL vial, Rx only, MFG: App Pharmaceutical LLC, NDC 63323-269-10

Bupivacaine HCl Injection, single dose vial, Preservative Free 0.5%, 10mL (25/ct), Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-169-10

Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP, 200 mg/ 20 mL (10 mg/mL), packaged in a) 50 mL vial, in packs of 20 (NDC 00591-2136-51), b) 100 mL vial, in packs of 10 (NDC 00591-2136-68), Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA

Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5%, packaged in a) 60 Single-Use Containers: 12 pouches x 5 single-use containers (0.2 mL each vial) (NDC 54092-606-01) and b) 5-Single-Use Containers (NDC 54092-606-06), Rx Only, Manufactured for: Shire US Inc., 300 Shire Way, Lexington, MA 02421.

Glucagen (glucagon) for injection, packaged in a 10-count box, (10 vials each containing 1 mg per vial), Rx only, MFG: Boehringer Mannheim, NDC 0597-0053-45

Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.021%, 0.63 mg/3mL, packaged in 30 x 3 mL Sterile Unit-Dose Vials, Rx only, MFG: Nephron Pharma, NDC 0487-0301-01

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 40 mg/mL, packaged in a) single dose vial (NDC 6714-088-01) b) 25-count box (NDC16714-088-25), Rx only, MFG: NorthstarRx/Teva Pharma USA

Depo-Medrol (methylprednisolone acetate injectable suspension, USP) 40 mg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, MFG: Pfizer, NDC 0009-3073-03

Isopto Atropine (atropine sulfate ophthalmic solution) 1%, 5mL bottle, MFG: Alcon Surgical, NDC 0065-0303-55

Ethanol for Injection 95%, 67 mL Multi-Dose vial, Rx only, US Specialty Formulations, 1403 South Albert Street, Allentown, PA 18103, PN: 69389-06229

Firmagon (degarelix for injection) 240 mg, Starting Dose, packaged in a kit, Rx only, MFG: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., NDC 55566-8403-01

Bupivacaine HCl Injection, Single Dose Vial, 0.75%, 10 mL/7.5 mg/mL, Rx only, Manufacturer: Auromedics Pharma LLC, NDC 55150-0171-10

MethyLPREDNISolone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP, 200 mg/5 mL (40 mg/mL), 5 mL Multiple Dose Vial, Rx only, MFG: NorthstarRx/Teva Pharma USA , NDC 16714-089-01

Metronidazole Vaginal Gel USP, 0.75% with 5 applicators, Net Wt. 70 g tube, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz, NDC 0781-7077-87

Meclizine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 25 mg, 50-count cartons (5 x10 unit dose), 10 Tablets per card, 5 cards per carton, Rx only, MFG: Avkare Inc., NDC 50268-523-15

Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution 0.3%, 5 mL bottle, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Pharma, NDC 61314-656-05

Propofol Injectable Emulsion, USP 200 mg per 20 mL (10 mg per mL), twenty-five 20 mL vials, Rx only, MFG: Teva Pharma USA, NDC 0591-2136-95

Earache Drops, 0.33 FL OZ (10 mL) bottles, Distributed by: Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. NDC 0363-3233-15

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