{"chart":{"slug":"drug-recalls-by-month","title":"How many drug recalls are there each month?","takeaway":"The FDA classified 24 drug recalls in August 2026. Since January 2025, the monthly count has ranged from 17 in February 2026 to 44 in July 2026. Each recall counts once however many products, strengths or lots it covers, in the month of the weekly Enforcement Report where FDA first listed it, often weeks after the company announced it, so months with five weekly reports tend to count more. The month in progress is left off the chart; its newest recalls are listed below it, each with FDA's reason.","topic":"Food and drug safety","chart_type":"line","ranking":false,"x_label":"Month FDA classified the recall","y_label":"Drug recalls","unit":null,"points_count":20,"source":{"name":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA drug recall data)","url":"https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/"},"license":{"name":"Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA","url":"https://open.fda.gov/license/"},"data_as_of":"2026-09-16","updated_at":"2026-10-18T11:06:33.297Z","url":"https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month","api_url":"https://chart.ly/api/v1/charts/drug-recalls-by-month","csv_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month/data.csv","image_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month/image.png","embed_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month/embed","credit":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA drug recall data), via Chartly (https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month)","credit_html":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA drug recall data), via \u003ca href=\"https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month\"\u003eChartly\u003c/a\u003e","average_label":null,"zero_axis":true,"data":[{"label":"Jan 2025","value":34},{"label":"Feb 2025","value":19},{"label":"Mar 2025","value":27},{"label":"Apr 2025","value":35},{"label":"May 2025","value":21},{"label":"Jun 2025","value":20},{"label":"Jul 2025","value":29},{"label":"Aug 2025","value":27},{"label":"Sep 2025","value":30},{"label":"Oct 2025","value":37},{"label":"Nov 2025","value":24},{"label":"Dec 2025","value":24},{"label":"Jan 2026","value":21},{"label":"Feb 2026","value":17},{"label":"Mar 2026","value":24},{"label":"Apr 2026","value":37},{"label":"May 2026","value":33},{"label":"Jun 2026","value":28},{"label":"Jul 2026","value":44},{"label":"Aug 2026","value":24}],"annotations":[],"latest_heading":"The newest drug recalls","latest_items":[{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-09-16","title":"Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Deerfield, IL): Dextrose Injection, USP","details":"Presence of Particulate Matter: particulate matter identified as stainless steel particles in the solution.","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-16","title":"Ajanta Pharma USA Inc (Bridgewater, NJ): Fluphenazine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP","details":"Failed impurities/degradation specifications: (OOS) for Organic Impurities by HPLC (Impurity-A) during testing at the 18 months long term stability. Result: 1.1 percent. Spec: 1.0 percent.","summary":"Impurities or contamination"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-16","title":"ImprimisRx NJ LLC (Ledgewood, NJ): Povidone Iodine 1.25% / Proparacaine HCl 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution","details":"Subpotent Drug","summary":"Too strong or too weak"},{"tag":"Not yet classified","date":"2026-09-16","title":"OurPharma LLC (Fayetteville, AR): fentaNYL Citrate","details":"Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Complaint received on 08/31/2026 regarding the discrepancy of the IV bag expiry (07/31/2026 and 11/30/2026) and the product expiry (12/09/2026).","summary":"Mix-ups and label errors"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Deerfield, IL): 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case","details":"Presence of particulate matter: Particulates identified as fiberglass","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"OPTIMAL BALANCE PHARMACY (Houston, TX): Glutathione 200 mg/mL","details":"Microbial Contamination of Sterile Products - out of specifications results were obtained for bacterial endotoxin.","summary":"Can't be shown to be sterile"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Allies Group Inc. (Wilmington, DE): THE ONE SPF 50 INVISIBLE SUNSCREEN GEL, (Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 10%, Octisalate 5%) (4 products)","details":"Subpotent Product: Firm Testing indicated the affected product may not reliably provide the SPF 50 protection stated on the label.","summary":"Too strong or too weak"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Deerfield, IL): Nexterone (amiodarone HCI) (17 products)","details":"CGMP Deviations","summary":"Not made under good manufacturing practices"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Golden State Medical Supply Inc. (Camarillo, CA): Prasugrel HCI, Tablets, USP","details":"Failed Dissolution Specifications. Notification from the manufacturer that lot is being recalled due to failed dissolution","summary":"Doesn't dissolve as it should"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Lexia LLC (Franklin, TN): Broadway Joe's Pain Cream, (Histamine Dihydrochloride 0.025%) (2 products)","details":"CGMP Deviations: Potential contamination of raw material","summary":"Not made under good manufacturing practices"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc (Morgantown, WV): Prasugrel Tablets, USP","details":"Failed Dissolution Specifications; product failed to meet 18-month stability testing acceptance criteria","summary":"Doesn't dissolve as it should"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc (Morgantown, WV): Carton label","details":"Failed Dissolution Specifications","summary":"Doesn't dissolve as it should"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Sage Products, LLC (Cary, IL): 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate* Cloth, Non-sterile","details":"Cross Contamination with Other Products","summary":"Impurities or contamination"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc (Parsippany, NJ): traZODone Hydrochloride Tablets, USP","details":"Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"American Health Packaging (Columbus, OH): Buprenorphine Sublingual Tablets (C-III)","details":"Labeling: Label Mix-up","summary":"Mix-ups and label errors"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Bionpharma Inc. (Princeton, NJ): Doxylamine Succinate and Pyridoxine HCl Delayed-Release tablets 10 mg/10 mg","details":"Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Chiesi USA, Inc. (Cary, NC): Revcovi (elapegademase-lvlr) Injection","details":"Failed Stability Specifications: Out of specification stability result for the protein concentration profile.","summary":"Failed stability or other quality checks"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-09-09","title":"Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Rockville, MD): Trokendi XR, (topiramate) extended-release capsules","details":"Failed dissolution specifications.","summary":"Doesn't dissolve as it should"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-09-02","title":"B BRAUN MEDICAL INC (Allentown, PA): Lactated Ringer's Injection USP","details":"Presence of Particulate matter.","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-09-02","title":"Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC (Lake Zurich, IL): Tyenne (tocilizumab-aazg) Injection","details":"Presence of particulate matter:An internal investigation at the firm found the product to contain glass particles.","summary":"Particles or foreign matter"}]},"docs":"https://chart.ly/developers","terms":"Free to use with credit: wherever you show or quote a chart's data, name Chartly with a link to that chart's url (each chart's credit line does both) and credit its source as its license asks.","credit":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA drug recall data), via Chartly (https://chart.ly/charts/drug-recalls-by-month)"}