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Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls

Total recalls
14,058
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2000–2026
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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls — about 14.0% of the federal recall archive, of which 9% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 14,058 drugs & medications recalls between 2000 and 2026 — roughly 14.0% of the 100,165-record archive. Of the 14,058 records graded for severity, 9% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 14,058 total recalls
  • 14.0% of the archive
  • 9% graded high-severity
  • FDA Drug top agency

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Drugs & Medications accounts for 14,058 recalls — about 14.0% of the 100,165-record federal archive, with 1,277 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.

14,058
total recalls
9%
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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1797 1025 953 1253 1406 756 706 1080 904 555 658 216

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 Sep 22, 2021

MIC+Methyl B12 injection Methionine Inositol Choline+Methylcobalamin 25 mg/50 mg/50 mg/1 mg/mL, 10 mL vial sterile, Rx only, Promise Pharmacy 31818 U…

Promise Pharmacy, LLC

FDA Drug Low Sep 22, 2021

Glycopyrrolate Injection, USP 4mg per 20mL, 20 mL Multi-Dose Vials, Rx only, Mfd for Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Chicago, IL 60631. NDC 71288-408-21

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc

FDA Drug Critical Sep 22, 2021

Hydro Pinapple Burn Max Health Thach Dua, packaged in a box containing 20g x 10 goi/sachets, MATXI CORP, UPC 8 936188 880108

Ebay Seller - John Nguyen

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 22, 2021

Spironolactone Ophthalmic Solution 0.005 mg/mL, 15 mL bottles, Rx only, Greenpark Compounding Pharmacy

Prescription Labs Inc dba Greenpark

FDA Drug Critical Sep 22, 2021

Lidocaine Hydrochloride Topical Solution, USP, 4% , 50 mL glass bottles, Rx Only, Teligent Pharma Inc. Buena, New Jersey 08310, NDC 52565-009-50.

Teligent Pharma, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 22, 2021

Oxycodone Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 10 mg, 100 count bottle, Rx only, Marketed by: Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Coventry RI 02816, Manufactured by…

Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, L.P.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Artificial Tears Ointment, Lubricant Eye Ointment, Net Wt. 3.5 g (1/8 oz.) per tube, Sterile, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, N…

Akorn, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, …

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Naproxen Sodum Tablets USP 220 mg, (Caplet), Manufactured by: Granules India Limited, Sy.No. 160/A, 161/E, 162, &174/A, Gagillapur Village, Dundig…

Granules USA, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Clopidogrel Tablets, USP, 75 mg, 500-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ 08536, Manufactured by: Macle…

Macleods Pharma Usa Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale,…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Low Sep 8, 2021

Donepezil HCL Tablets, USP, 5 mg, 90-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Jubilant Generics Ltd. India, Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceutic…

Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Low Sep 8, 2021

Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5% Rx Only, Net Wt 35.44 g(1 1/4 oz)packaged in a laminat tube, Teligent Pharma, Inc. Buena, New Jersey 08310, NDC 52565-008-…

Teligent Pharma, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

MEDICALLY MINDED ANTIMICROBIAL Hand Sanitizer Gel with Aloe Vera, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 10 FL OZ / 300 mL, Manufactured by Grupo V-Klean S.A. de C…

Global Sanitizers LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 8, 2021

Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, …

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE FOR INJECTION, USP, 50 mg per vial, Single dose vial, Rx Only, Mfd for: Leucadia Pharmaceuticals Carlsbad, CA 92011 U.S.A, N…

Custopharm, Inc.

FDA Drug Critical Sep 1, 2021

Sodium Bicarbonate in 5% Dextrose Injection, 150 mEq per 1,000 mL (12.6 mg per mL), 1,000 mL bags, Rx only, SterRx, 141 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 1…

SterRx, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Duo-Swab Povidone-Iodine Cleansing Scrub Swabstick, (1's), Step 1, packaged as a) Step 1 Scrub, 1 Swabstick, NDC 10819-3891-1, b) Step 2 Prep, …

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidone-Iodine Cleansing Scrub Swabstick (1's), 1 Swabstick, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No …

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidone-Iodine Prep Pad Large, 1 Prep Pad, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 USA Reorder No C12400 NDC 108…

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidone-Iodine Swabstick (3's), 3 Swabsticks, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S41125 NDC 108…

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Low Sep 1, 2021

Bleomycin for Injection, USP, packaged in 15 units per single dose vial, Rx only, Manufactured by Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH Schiffgraben 23, 38690 Go…

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

Micafungin for Injection, 100 mg/vial, Single-Dose Vial, Sterile, Rx Only, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Manufactured for: Xellia Pharmaceuticals US…

XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidone-Iodine Prep Pad MEDIUM, 1 Prep Pad [2.0x2.5 in (5.1x6.4 cm)], Professional Disposables International Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962-1376 Reo…

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

Miss Slim, capsules, packaged in 10-count and 30-count box, Distributed by : His Enterprise Made in USA UPC 742137605030

HIS ENTERPRISE INC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

Micafungin for Injection, 50 mg/vial, Single-Dose Vial, Sterile, Rx Only, For Intravenous Infusion Only, Manufactured for: Xellia Pharmaceuticals USA…

XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

Sodium Bicarbonate in 5% Dextrose Injection, 150 mEq per 1,000 mL (12.6 mg per mL), 1,000 mL bags, Rx only, SterRx, 141 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 1…

SterRx, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidone-Iodide Cleansing Scrub Swabstick (3's), 3 Swabsticks, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376, Reorder N…

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

PDI Povidine Iodine Swabstick (1's), 1 swabstick, Professional Disposable International, Inc. Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S41350 NDC 10819-…

Professional Disposables International, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Sep 1, 2021

Carvedilol 25 mg, 180-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by Zydus Pharm, Pennington, NJ 08534, NDC 68382-0095-05, Repackaged by RemedyRepack Inc., I…

RemedyRepack Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Epoprostenol Sodium for Injection, 1.5 mg/vial, 10 mL vials, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-1995-01

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

DAUNOrubicin Hydrochloride Injection 20 mg/4mL, 4mL Single Dose vials, 10 in 1 carton, Rx only, Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. Irvine, CA 92618 Via…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Leucovorin Calcium for Injection, USP 350 mg/vial, 17.5 mL single-use vials, Rx only, Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. Irvine, CA 92618, NDC 0703-5145…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Methylprednisolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 40 mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL Single-Dose vials (0703-0031-01), and b) 5mL Multi Dose Vials (ND…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Norepinephrine Bitartrate Injection, USP 4 mg/4 mL, 4 mL single dose vials, packaged in 10 vial cartons (NDC 0703-1153-03) Rx only, Teva Pharmaceutic…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Tizanidine HCl Tablets, USP 4 mg, 150-count bottles, Rx only, Mfd By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories limited, Srikakulam District, 532 409 INDIA, NDC 55111…

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Combipatch (estradiol/norethindrone acetate transdermal system) 0.05/0.14 mg per day, 50/140 Twice Weekly, Rx Only a) 2 Systems NDC 68968-0514-2 b) 8…

Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Octreotide Acetate Injection 1000 mcg/5mL, 5 mL multi-dose vial, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-3333-01

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Methylprednisolone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, 80 mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL Single-Dose vials (0703-0051-01), and b) 5mL Multi Dose Vials (ND…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Idarubicin Hydrochloride Injection 20 mg/20 mL, 20 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-4156-…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Combipatch (estradiol/norethindrone acetate transdermal system) 0.05/0.25 mg per day 50/250 Twice Weekly Rx Only a) 2 Systems NDC 68968-0525-2; b) 8 …

Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Leucovorin Calcium for Injection, USP 350 mg/vial, 17.5 mL single-use vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. North Wales, PA…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Octreotide Acetate Injection 100 mcg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-3311-01

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Octreotide Acetate Injection 50 mcg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-3301-01

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

GaviLyteTM - C PEG-3350 (240g) and Electrolytes for Oral Solution, USP with Flavor Pack Manufactured by Novel Laboratories, Inc. Somerset, NJ 08873, …

Novel Laboratories, Inc. d.b.a LUPIN

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Haloperidol Decanoate Injection 100 mg/mL, packaged in a) 1 mL single-dose vials (NDC 0703-7131-01), b) 5 mL multi-dose vials (NDC 0703-7133-01), Rx …

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Leucovorin Calcium for Injection, USP 100 mg/vial, 10 mL single-use vials, Rx only, Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. Irvine, CA 92618, NDC 0703-5140-01

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Acetaminophen 325 mg tablets, Regular Strength Pain Reliever, 100-count bottle, Distributed by: Walmart Inc., Bentoville, AR 72716, NDC 79903-052-10

Spirit Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Adenosine Injection, USP, 60mg/20 mL (3 mg/mL), 20 mL single-dose vial, Rx only, Mfd in the USA for: NorthStar Rx LLC Memphis, TN 38141, NDC 16714-18…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Aug 25, 2021

Amikacin Sulfate Injection USP 1 gram/4mL (250mg/ML), 4 mL single-dose vials, Rx only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0703-…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

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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.