Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension
Microbial Contamination of a Non-sterile Product: The product was found to be contaminated with Cohnella bacteria.
Is Atovaquone recalled?
Yes — there is an active recall. 1 ongoing FDA recall mention Atovaquone (6 total). Check the affected lots below.
Most common reason: Microbial contamination (3 of these recalls)
Recalls are matched by product description. A recall usually affects specific lots, not every package of Atovaquone. “Active” means an FDA recall is still ongoing; “closed” means it was terminated or completed. Checked against openFDA on Oct 10, 2026.
Atovaquone recalls on record
none so far in 2026; 6 on record, newest first
Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP
Microbial contamination of a non-sterile product: potential Bacillus cereus contamination.
Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product: Objectionable organism, identified as Bacillus cereus, found in product during testing of repackaged product.
Class I · High risk
Atovaquone Oral Suspension
Temperature abuse: the firm received customer complaints of unusual grittiness in the product.
Class II · Moderate risk
All Malarone
Lack of Processing Controls
Class II · Moderate risk
Atovaquone active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying…
Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05/12 and 02/12/15 are being recalled because they were repackaged in a facility with penicillin products without adequate separation which could introduce the potential for cross contamination with penicillin.
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