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FDA drug recalls

The latest medications recalled in the U.S., straight from the FDA's openFDA Enforcement database — what was recalled, why, and how serious it is. Informational only; for any product you have, follow the FDA's guidance and ask your pharmacist.

By the pharmaranks editorial teamReviewed against the FDA (openFDA) sourcesHow we research

Subscribe to the recall feed (RSS) — every new recall as it lands, with the FDA's own stated reason.

Drug Recall Report— every recall by year, severity, cause & maker.Contamination & nitrosamine report — why medicines get contaminated, by kind.How long a recall stays invisible — the measured gap between a recall starting and reaching this public database (median 4 weeks; longest for Class I).

Recalls by drug type

Blood pressure medicationEye drop and ophthalmicCholesterol medicationDiabetes medicationAntidepressantAntibioticThyroid medicationAllergy and antihistamineHormonal and contraceptiveADHD and stimulant medicationOpioid and pain medicationSeizure and epilepsy medicationAsthma and inhalerHeartburn and acid-reflux medication
All (1769)Class I (129)Class II (1472)Class III (168)

Showing 40 of 168 Class III recalls (1,769 tracked in total).

Related: which FDA-approved drugs are no longer marketed — our discontinued-drugs report →

What the recall classes mean

Class I
Most serious — a reasonable probability that use will cause serious harm or death.
Class II
May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
Class III
Unlikely to cause harm but violates FDA labeling or manufacturing regulations.

Data source: U.S. FDA openFDA Drug Enforcement Reports. This page reproduces FDA recall data for reference and is not medical advice. Always follow the FDA's and your pharmacist's guidance.