Browse Drug Recalls

1,309 FDA drug safety recalls.

FDA Drug Recall Enforcement Database

Browse 1,309 FDA drug recall enforcement actions. Each entry includes the product description, reason for recall, classification (Class I through III based on severity), recalling firm, and distribution details. Use the filters below to search by year, classification, state, or keyword.

Drug Safety Recalls

Browse 1,309 FDA drug recalls in 2014.

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Nov 14, 2014 Levalbuterol HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams o... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Hydroxyurea active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Artemether active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Metaxalone active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Anastrozole active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Quinine Sulfate Dihydrate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varyin... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Procainamide HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams o... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Cefixime active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Methocarbamol active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or k... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Adapalene active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Sertraline HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Amlodipine active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in var... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Glipizide active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Bismuth Subcarbonate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gra... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Streptomycin Sulfate or Sulphate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in vary... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Estradiol active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Trimeprazine Tartrate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gr... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Silver Sulfadiazine active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gram... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Sodium Phenylbutyrate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gr... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Terbinafine Base active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams o... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Tegaserod Maleate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Topiramate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Fluprostenol active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Cephalexin active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Chlorobutanol Anhydrous pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams o... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Adenosine active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Procarbazine HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams o... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Tadalafil Citrate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Cephalexin Monohydrate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying g... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Rivaroxaban active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Sumatriptan Succinate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gr... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Duloxetine HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Albendazole active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Furosemide active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Cyclobenzaprine HCI active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gram... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Crotamiton active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg i... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Ambroxol HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Sodium Iodide active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or k... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Phentolamine Mesylate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gr... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Dexchlorpheniramine Maleate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in vary... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Prednisolone Acetate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gra... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Tetracaine HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Zinc Pyrithione active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Docetaxel Anhydrous active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying gram... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Zoledronic Acid active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Cetirizine HCI active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Progesterone active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals
Nov 14, 2014 Albuterol Sulfate active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams ... Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05... Class II Attix Pharmaceuticals

Frequently Asked Questions

When a drug safety issue is identified — through FDA inspections, laboratory testing, adverse event reports, or manufacturer quality checks — the responsible company issues a recall to remove the affected products from the market. Pharmacies pull the product from shelves, and consumers are advised to contact their healthcare provider for alternatives.

The leading causes include cGMP deviations, impurity contamination (including nitrosamines like NDMA), failed dissolution or stability testing, sterility issues, potency problems, labeling errors, and foreign particle contamination.

Use the search and filter tools on this page to look up specific medications, active ingredients, or manufacturers. Each recall entry includes the product description, lot numbers, and distribution details.