Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Impurities & degradation products

An impurity or degradation product above its limit - other than nitrosamines. Unexpected substances in a batch can make it unsafe or less effective, even when the active ingredient is present.

704 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.

Every drug has a specification for how much of each impurity or breakdown product it may contain. These recalls are lots that exceeded one of those limits - often a related compound formed during manufacturing or storage, or an out-of-specification result found during routine stability testing. Nitrosamine impurities are common enough to get their own category; everything else lands here.

Class III · Low risk

Buprenorphine Transdermal System

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification for related substance 10-hydroxy buprenorphine N-Oxide results generated at the 18-month stability timepoint.

Terminated Impurity / degradation AVEVA Drug Delivery Systems, Inc. NDC 60505-7079-05 D-0466-2023
Class III · Low risk

Buprenorphine Transdermal System

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification for related substance 10-hydroxy buprenorphine N-Oxide results generated at the 18-month stability timepoint.

Terminated Impurity / degradation AVEVA Drug Delivery Systems, Inc. NDC 60505-7077-05 D-0465-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Allergy Relief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 36800-691-39 D-0912-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Picnic

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company D-0911-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

allergy relief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 11673-617-22 D-0910-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

allergyrelief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 56062-847-39 D-0909-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

allergy relief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 79481-0847-0 D-0906-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

aller-ease

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 55301-847-39 D-0904-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Allergy Relief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 69842-0914-39 D-0903-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Allergy Relief

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 72476-847-22 D-0902-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Allergy

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Terminated Impurity / degradation L. Perrigo Company NDC 72288-847-39 D-0900-2023
Class III · Low risk

Bd-102 Nf

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results obtained for conductivity.

Terminated Impurity / degradation DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc D-0352-2023
Class III · Low risk

Avicel PH-200 NF

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results obtained for conductivity.

Terminated Impurity / degradation DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc D-0351-2023
Class III · Low risk

Avicel PH- 102 NF

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results obtained for conductivity.

Terminated Impurity / degradation DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc D-0350-2023
Class III · Low risk

Avicel PH- 101 NF

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results obtained for conductivity.

Terminated Impurity / degradation DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc D-0349-2023
Class II · Moderate risk

Glycopyrrolate Tablets

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Out of specification for unknown impurities.

Completed Impurity / degradation Avkare LLC NDC 50268-363-15 D-0091-2023