Product category · Updated Jun 3, 2026
Drugs & Medications recalls
Prescription and over-the-counter medication recalls
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
Category snapshot
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
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 1,277
High severity
1,277 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
11,160 recalls
- Lower severity 1,621
Lower severity
1,621 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Drug
FDA Drug
12,927 recalls
- FDA Food 1,024
FDA Food
1,024 recalls
- CPSC 107
CPSC
107 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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Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP 100 mg/mL Single Dose Syringes with Automatic Safety Device For Subcutaneous Injection 10 x 1 mL Single Dose Syringe…
Apotex Corp.
Pantoprazole Sodium for Injection 40mg/vial For I.V. infusion only Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512 Manufacture…
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Lidocaine/Tetracaine (LIPO110)* 23%/7% Ointment 100 GMS per 4 ounce plastic ointment jar, Rx Only, Stanley Specialty Pharmacy 3120 Latrobe Dr. Suite …
Stanley Specialty Pharmacy Compounding and Wellness Center
Glycopyrrolate Injection, USP 0.4 mg/2 mL (0.2 mg/mL) 25 x 2 mL Single Dose Vials Rx Only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, Inc. Durham, NC 27703…
Accord Healthcare, Inc.
Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP 120 mg/ 0.8 mL Single Dose Syringes with Automatic Safety Device For Subcutaneous Injection 10 x 0.8 mL Single Dose …
Apotex Corp.
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 750 mg, 100 Tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Nostrum Laboratories, Inc., Kansas C…
Nostrum Laboratories Inc
Oseltamivir Phosphate for Oral Suspension, 6 mg/mL, 60 mL (usable volume after constitution), Rx only, Manufactured for:Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. B…
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nortriptyline HCl Capsules, USP equivalent to 10mg base Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Haifa Bay, Israel 2624761 Dist. by: Taro Pharmac…
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Acetaminophen Injection 1,000 mg per 100 mL (10 mg/mL), 100 mL Single Dose Vial, For Intravenous Use Only, Distributed by: AuroMedics Pharma LLC 279 …
AuroMedics Pharma LLC
Phytonadione Tablets 5mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America …
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.
Mephyton (phytonadione) Tablets 5mg, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 US…
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.
Testosterone Cypionate Injection, USP CIII 200mg/ml FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE ONLY 1mL Single-dose vial Distributed by: Sun Pharma Ind. Inc, NJ 08512 Man…
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 30 mg per mL, packaged in 1 mL Single Dose Vials (NDC 63323-162-00); 25 x 1 mL Single Dose Vials per tray (NDC…
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN 1,250 IU per vial Aso contains Mannitol 9%, Sodium Phosphate 2% in water for injection. Lyophilized, Unpreserved. Comple…
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions, LLC.
Nitrofurantoin Capsules USP (Monohydrate/Macrocrystals), 100 mg, 100 per carton (10 capsules x 10 blister cards), Rx only, Distributed by: American H…
American Health Packaging
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN 11,000 IU per vial Aso contains Mannitol 9%, Sodium Phosphate 2% in water for injection. Lyophilized, Unpreserved. Compl…
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions, LLC.
Refresh Relieva PF Preservative-Free Lubricant Eye Drops 0.33 fl oz (10 mL) Sterile Distributed by: Allergan, an AbbVie company Madison, NJ 07940 UPC…
Allergan, PLC.
Ceftazidime Sterile Ophthalmic Solution for Injection Preservative Free 11.25mg / 0.5ml (22.5mg/ml) 0.5ml per syringe. KEEP FROZEN UNTIL USE AND PROT…
Edge Pharma, LLC
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN 6,000 IU per vial Aso contains Mannitol 9%, Sodium Phosphate 2% in water for injection. Lyophilized, Unpreserved. Comple…
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions, LLC.
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN 5,000 IU per vial Aso contains Mannitol 9%, Sodium Phosphate 2% in water for injection. Lyophilized, Unpreserved. Comple…
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions, LLC.
Paroex (Chlorhexidine Gluconate) Oral Rinse, USP 0.12%, Alcohol Free, Rx only, packaged in: a) 1 pint (473mL) NDC 52376-021-02; b) 4 fl oz (118 mL) N…
Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Levetiracetam Oral Solution, 100 mg/mL, 16 fl oz (473 mL) bottle, Rx Only, HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Amityville, NY 11701; NDC 50383-241-16
Akorn, Inc.
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP 0.12%, packaged in a) 15 mL x 30 Unit Dose Cups (30-pack case) NDC 68094-028-61, b) 15 mL x 100 Unit Dose Cups…
Precision Dose Inc.
Methotrexate, USP Sterile Solution for Injection, Preservative Free 125mg/5ml (25mg/ml), 5 mL per syringe, Rx Only, SYRINGE FOR IM INJECTION, Edge Ph…
Edge Pharma, LLC
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 5 mg/5mL unit dose cups, Rx Only, Genus Lifesciences Inc. NDC 64950-354-05 Case NDC: 64950-354-450(40 unit…
Genus Lifesciences Inc.
Zapien Productos Hand Sanitizer Gel Antibacterial, 33.8 FL. OZ (1000 mL), Made by GAZA S.A. DE C.V. Castilla St. #1473-A ZIP 45410 Tonala, Jalisco, M…
GAZA PROVEEDORA DE SERVICIOS DE HOSPEDAJE Y ALIMENTACION
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 750 mg, 100 tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Nostrum Laboratories, Inc., Kansas C…
Nostrum Laboratories Inc
Benzhydrocodone and Acetaminophen Tablets, CII, 6.12mg/ 325mg, 100 Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured for: KVK-Tech, Inc., Newtown, PA 18940 USA, NDC 107…
KVK-Tech, Inc.
HYDROmorphone HCl 10mg/50mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, CII, Rx Only, 50 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
ePHEDrine Sulfate 50 mg/10mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 10 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
PHENYLephrine HCl 5000 mg/50 mL in Sodium Chloride 0.9% (100 mcg/mL) Rx Only, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
ePHEDrine 25 mg/5 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, Rx Only, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8521 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, AR, 722…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
fentaNYL 100 mcg/50mL Ropivacaine HCl 0.1% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL, 50 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., …
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Sodium Citrate 4% 3 mL Anticoagulation Solution (40mg/mL), Rx only, 3 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 060…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
morphine sulfate 150 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, (5 mg/mL), Rx Only, 30 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd.…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
ePHEDrine Sulfate, 50 mg/5mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Esmolol HCl 100 mg/10 mL (10mg/ mL), 10 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, barcode 70004062…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Glycopyrrolate 1 mg/5mL (0.2mg/mL), 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, barcode 70004063…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
fentaNYL 100 mcg/2mL Injection for IV or IM Use, 2 mL Single Dose Syringe, CII, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095 …
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Atropine Sulfate Injection, 0.8 mg/2 mL (0.4 mg/mL), 2 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, ba…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
neostigmine methylsulfate 5 mg/5 mL, (1mg/ml), Rx Only, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, barcode …
SCA Pharmaceuticals
SUCcinylcholine Chloride 100 mg/5mL, Rx Only, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., WIndsor, CT, 06095, barcode 70004090809
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Lidocaine HCl 2% 5 mL, 20 mg/mL, Rx Only, 5 mL syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, barcode 70004072309
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Morphine Sulfate 30 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (1mg/ml), CII, Rx Only, 30 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Ketamine 100 mg/10mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (10 mg/mL), CII, Rx Only, 10 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Win…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
fentaNYL 1500 mcg/30 mL (50 mcg/mL), 30 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT, 06095, barcode 70004020016
SCA Pharmaceuticals
HYDROmorphone HCl 30 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (1 mg/mL) a) 30 mL Plungerless Single Dose Syringe (barcode 70004030316) and b) 30 mL…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
fentaNYL 100 mcg/50mL Bupivacaine HCl 0.125% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL, 50 mL Single Dose Syringe, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals,755 Rainbow Rd., …
SCA Pharmaceuticals
Morphine Sulfate 3 mg/3 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (1mg/mL) CII, Rx Only, 3 ml Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
PHENYLephrine HCl 500 mcg/5mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (100 mcg/mL), Rx Only, 5 mL Single Dose Syringe, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
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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 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.