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Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Drugs & Medications recalls

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.
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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 · 2026-09-27

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 2026-09-27. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Total recalls (count) (X) and Class I share of classified (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large · Class I–heavySmaller · Class I–heavyLarge · fewer Class ISmaller · fewer Class I 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 0%20%40%60%80% Total recalls (count) Class I share of classified (%) Category volume vs Class I rate Signature insight Medical DevicesFoodDrugs & MedicationsChildren & Baby ProductsDietary SupplementsMeat & PoultryCosmetics & Personal Care
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 2026-09-27.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.

CategoryRecallsVol %ileClassifiedClass IClass I %Rate %ile
Medical Devices41,07010040,7633,6539%14
Food25,5138625,22211,67646.3%86
Drugs & Medications14,4737114,4171,50810.5%29
Children & Baby Products4,017572,48335214.2%43
Dietary Supplements2,018431,99346623.4%71
Meat & Poultry1,672291,6721,14568.5%100
Cosmetics & Personal Care1,388141,28920315.7%57

Drugs & Medications recalls by year

2004–2026

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1843 887 925 1233 1617 638 859 1103 985 516 563 448

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 19, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
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 Low Jul 1, 2020

Timolol Maleate Sterile Opthalmic Solution,USP 0.25%, 5 mL, Rx Only, For Topical Application, Distributed by: Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Saddle Brook, NJ 07863, Manufactured by: FDC Limited B-8, MDC Industrial Area, Waluj, Aurangabad - 431-136 Maharashtra, India, NDC 64980-513-05

Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Sterile Curcumin 50mg/mL, 10 mL vial

BIOTA Biosciences LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 1000 tablets bottles, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 53746-0178-10

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Sterile Curcumin, 4mg/mL, 10mL vial

BIOTA Biosciences LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Sterile Cannabidiol (CBD) 4mg/mL, 10mL vial

BIOTA Biosciences LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 1000 tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad, 388213, INDIA Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 65162-0178-11

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, a) 100 (NDC 62037-577-01) and b) 1000 (NDC 62037-577-10), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Watson Pharma Private Limited, Verna, Salcette Goa, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Sterile Cannabidiol (CBD) 50mg/mL, 10mL vial

BIOTA Biosciences LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP 500 mg Rx Only 90 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad, 388213, INDIA Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08907 NDC 65162-178-09

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

metFORMIN HCL ER 500 mg, a) 30 tablets (NDC 72789-009-30); b) 60 tablets (NDC 72789-009-60); c) 90 tablets (NDC 72789-009-90); d) 180 tablets (NDC 72789-009-93); e) 100 tablets (NDC 49483-0623-01) bottles, Rx only PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Oklahoma City, OK 73127

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx only, 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad 382213 India Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 65162-178-10

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, Rx Only, 100 count bottles, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 53746-0178-01

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx Only, 500 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad 388213, INDIA Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 65162-178-50

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jul 1, 2020

Nystatin Cream, USP 100,000 units per gram, 15 grams, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Crown Laboratories, Inc. Johnson City, TN 37604, NDC 0316-0221-15

Crown Laboratories
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Heparin Sodium 5,000 units in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 1000 mL bag (5 units/mL), Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 755 Rainbow Rd. Windsor, CT 06095, NDC 70004-0650-46

SCA Pharmaceuticals
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

metFORMIN HCL ER USP 500 mg, a) 30 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-30); b) 60 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-60); c) 90 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-90); d) 120 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-98); e) 180 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-93); f) 500 tablets (NDC: 53746-0178-05), Rx only, PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Oklahoma City, OK 73127

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

EcoLips Sport Lip Balm, SPF 30, Avobenzone (5%), Octinoxate (10%), Octisalate (5%), Net Wt. 0.15 oz. (4.25g) tube, Eco Lips, Inc., Marion, IA 52302, UPC: 859623000030; 859623000177; 859623000573; Display UPC: 859623000092; 859623000108; 859623000139; 859623000146; 859623000184; 859623000535; 859623001037.

Eco Lips Inc
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg, a) 50 count (NDC 50268-531-15); b) 90 count (NDC 42291-610-90); c) 180 count (NDC 42291-610-18); d) 360 count (NDC 42291-610-36); e) 1000 count (NDC 42291-610-10) bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

AVKARE Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Irinotecan HCL Injection, USP, 100mg/5mL, 5 mL vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH, Shiffgraben 23, 38690 Golsar, Germany Distributed by: West-Word Pharmaceutical Corp. Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA, NDC 0143-9701-01

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only Manufactured by: Apotex, Inc. Toronto, Ontario Canada M9L 1T9 Manufactured for: Apotex Corp. Weston, Florida 33326 NDC 60505-0260-1

Apotex Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Irinotecan HCL Injection, USP, 100mg/5mL, 5 mL vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH, Shiffgraben 23, 38690 Golsar, Germany Distributed by: West-Word Pharmaceutical Corp. Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA, NDC 0143-9583-01

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 24, 2020

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg a) 90 count (NDC 42291-611-90) b) 180 count (NDC 42291-611-18) c) 500 count (NDC 42291-611-50) bottles, Rx Only Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

AVKARE Inc.
FDA Drug Critical Jun 17, 2020

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 63323-162-01); For IM or IV use, Rx only, Fresenius Kabi, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
FDA Drug Low Jun 17, 2020

Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution, 5 mg/5 mL, 120 mL Bottle, Rx only, HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Amityville, NY 11701. NDC: 50383-040-04

Akorn, Inc.
FDA Drug Low Jun 17, 2020

Clonidine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP 0.1 mg 100-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Unichem Laboratories LTD. Pilerne Ind. Estate, Pilerne, Bardez, Goa 403 511, India Manufactured for : Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. East Brunswick, NJ 08816, NDC 29300-135-01

UNICHEM PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 17, 2020

oxyTOCIN 30 Units/500 mL (0.06 Units/mL) added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection for IV Use, Rx only, QuVa Pharma 1075 West Park One Drive, Suite 100 Sugar Land, TX 77478 888-339-0874, NDC 70092-1068-07

QuVa Pharma, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 17, 2020

Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 60 mg per 2 mL (30 mg per mL), packaged in 2 mL Single Dose Vials (NDC 63323-162-03), 25 x 2 mL Single Dose Vials per tray (NDC 63323-162-02); For IM use only, Not for IV use, Rx only, Fresenius Kabi, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.

Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 17, 2020

Unasyn (ampicillin sodium/sulbacatam) for injection, 1.5 g* per vial, Rx Only, 10 vials/carton, Made in Italy Distributed by Roerig Division of Pfizer Inc. New York, NY 10017 vial NDC 0049-0013-81, carton NDC 0049-0013-83

Pfizer Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 10, 2020

Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate and Amphetamine Sulfate Tablets ( Mixed Amphetamine Salts Product), 5 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0555-0971-02

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Critical Jun 10, 2020

NP Thyroid 60, Thyroid Tablets, USP, 1 grain (60 mg), 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA 30005, NDC 42192-330-01.

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 10, 2020

Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate and Amphetamine Sulfate Tablets ( Mixed Amphetamine Salts Product), 15 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0555-0777-02

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 10, 2020

Estriol USP Micronized 5 G, Rx only, Triova 115 W 3rd Street Suite 720 Tulsa, OK 74103, NDC 71092-9977-02

TRIOVA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 10, 2020

Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate and Amphetamine Sulfate Tablets ( Mixed Amphetamine Salts Product), 20 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 0555-0973-02

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
FDA Drug Critical Jun 10, 2020

NP Thyroid 30, Thyroid Tablets, USP, 1/2 grain (30 mg), 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA 30005, NDC 42192-329-01.

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 10, 2020

Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets, USP, 100 mg, packaged in a) 3x10 unit dose cartons (NDC 0904-0430-04) and b) 5 x 10 unit dose carton (NDC 0904-0430-06), Mfd. by: West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatontown, NJ 07724; Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals, 17177 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 233, Livonia, MI 48152.

The Harvard Drug Group
FDA Drug Critical Jun 10, 2020

NP Thyroid 90, Thyroid Tablets, USP, 1 & 1/2 grain (90 mg), 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA 30005, NDC 42192-331-01.

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 3, 2020

LidoPro (lidocaine 4%, menthol 5%, methyl salicylate 4%) patch, 15 Patches per box, Manufactured For: Terrain Pharmaceuticals, Reno, NV 89501; NDC 53225-1023-1.

Wuhan Bingbing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 3, 2020

Mencaine (lidocaine 4.5%, menthol 5%) Patch, 1 patch per pouch, Manufactured For: Terrain Pharmaceuticals, Reno, NV 89501; NDC 53225-1090-1.

Wuhan Bingbing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 3, 2020

Maximum Strength Lidocaine Cold & Hot Patch (lidocaine 4%, menthol 1%), 5 patches per box, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895; NDC 66902-218-05.

Wuhan Bingbing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 3, 2020

Doxycycline Hyclate tablets USP, 100 mg, packaged in bottles a) 6-count (NDC 55289-866-06), b) 10-count (NDC 55289-866-10), c) 14-count (NDC 55289-866-14), d) 20-count (NDC 55289-866-20), e) 28-count (NDC 55289-866-28), f) 30-count (NDC 55289-866-30), g) 60-count (NDC 55289-866-60), h) 120-count (NDC 55289-866-98), i) 210-count (NDC 55289-866-71), j) 300-count (NDC 55289-866-87), k) 400-count (NDC 55289-866-74), Rx only, PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Oklahoma City, OK 73127

PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Jun 3, 2020

LidoPatch (lidocaine HCl 3.6%, menthol 1.25%) Pain Relief Patch, packaged in 1 patch/box (NDC 10882-527-01); 30 patches/box (NDC 10882-527-02 and 10882-527-04), Manufactured for: JAR Laboratories, Elmhurst, IL.

Wuhan Bingbing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
FDA Drug Low Jun 3, 2020

Lamotrigine Tablets, USP, 150 mg, 20,000-count bulk container, Manufactured by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, USA, For repackaging by: AvKare Inc., Pulaski, TN 38478, Bulk Shipment, NDC 59746-247-97.

Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Critical May 27, 2020

LACTATED RINGER'S Injection, USP 1000 mL flexible container, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-7953-09

ICU Medical Inc
FDA Drug Moderate May 27, 2020

Aloprim (allopurinol sodium) for Injection, 500 mg Single-Dose Vial, Rx only, Manufactured for: Mylan Institutional LLC, Rockford, IL 61103 USA. NDC: 67457-187-50

Mylan Institutional LLC
FDA Food Moderate May 20, 2020

Natural by Nature 1 % Milk (gallon, 1/2 gallon, and quart)

Natural Dairy Products
FDA Food Moderate May 20, 2020

Fairway Market 1 % Milk (1/2 gallon and gallon)

Natural Dairy Products
FDA Food Moderate May 20, 2020

Common Market 1 % Milk (1/2 Gallon)

Natural Dairy Products
FDA Drug Low May 20, 2020

ChapStick Total Hydration Moisture + Tint + SPF15 Very Berry Net Wt. 0.08 OZ (2.2g) Marketed by: Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940 USA NDC 0573-0872-08

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
FDA Drug Low May 20, 2020

ChapStick Total Hydration Moisture + Tint + SPF15 Pretty in Pink Net Wt. 0.08 OZ (2.2g) Marketed by: Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940 USA NDC 0573-0873-08

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
FDA Drug Low May 20, 2020

ChapStick Total Hydration Moisture + Tint + SPF15 Peachy Keen Net Wt. 0.08 OZ (2.2g) Marketed by: Pfizer, Madison, NJ 07940 USA, NDC 0573-0871-08

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings

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Nearby categories

Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.

Medical Devices

41,070 recalls →

Food

25,513 recalls →

Vehicles

8,938 recalls →

Children & Baby Products

4,017 recalls →

Household Products

3,574 recalls →

Dietary Supplements

2,018 recalls →

Data sources

Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS 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 Aug 19, 2026.