Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Unapproved or misbranded drugs

The product was marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA, or does not meet the OTC monograph it claims to follow. Nothing about the product - dose, purity, safety - has been reviewed by FDA, so the claims on the box are unverified.

309 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.

Every prescription drug and most over-the-counter drugs sold in the US need either an approved application (an NDA or ANDA) or must fit an OTC monograph. A product that skips both is pulled regardless of whether anything is physically wrong with it, because its dose, purity and claims were never checked. Typical cases: compounded products sold at commercial scale, imported drugs not cleared for the US, and products whose labeling makes claims that turn them into unapproved new drugs. Supplements that turn out to contain a hidden prescription drug are filed under chemical contamination and hidden ingredients instead.

Class I · High risk

kleantouch HAND SANITIZER

Marketed Without an Approved NDA/ANDA: Product labeled to contain methanol making it an unapproved new drug and contains methanol

Terminated Unapproved drug Valisa MFG LLC D-0363-2022
Class I · High risk

Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer

Marketed Without an Approved NDA/ANDA: Product labeled to contain methanol making it an unapproved new drug and contains methanol

Terminated Unapproved drug Aroma Release Technologies Inc D-0298-2022
Class II · Moderate risk

Cholestene capsules

Marketed Without an Approved NDA/ANDA

Terminated Unapproved drug High Performance Formulas, L.L.C. (HPF, L.L.C.) D-0727-2021
Class II · Moderate risk

Thyro-H

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1174-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

BioMycin

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1173-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Worm Off

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1172-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Voice Rescue

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1171-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Vitiligo Off Ointment

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1170-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Vigo-XXX

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1169-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Vertigo Off

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1168-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Tution 130

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1167-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Thyro-Lo

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1166-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Sweat Oil

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1165-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Sugar Off

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1164-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Stomach Cleanser

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1163-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Sperm Booster

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1162-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Skin Moist

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1161-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Skin Lift Balm

CGMP Deviations: These products have been found to be misbranded as unapproved new drugs

Terminated Unapproved drug Herbal Doctor Remedies D-1160-2020