Class II · Moderate risk
Prednisone Tablets USP
Presence of foreign tablet: 2.5 mg tablet in a 20 mg bottle of Prednisone Tablets
Is Prednisone recalled?
Not under an active recall.
Prednisone was recalled 11 times in the past — all now closed. Most recent: Jul 19, 2022.
Most common reason: Labeling / mix-up (4 of these recalls)
Recalls are matched by product description. A recall usually affects specific lots, not every package of Prednisone. “Active” means an FDA recall is still ongoing; “closed” means it was terminated or completed. Checked against openFDA on Oct 10, 2026.
Prednisone recalls on record
none so far in 2026; 11 on record, newest first
Class II · Moderate risk
PredniSONE Tablets
CGMP Deviations: Products were exposed to temperatures outside of the products labeled storage conditions.
Class II · Moderate risk
Prednisone Tablets
Labeling: Label Mix Up: bottle labeled to contain Prednisone Tablets, USP 2.5 mg actually contained Prednisone Tablets, USP 10 mg
Class II · Moderate risk
PredniSONE Tablets USP
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Discovery of an underweight tablet.
Class III · Low risk
Prednisone 20 mg
Labeling: Not elsewhere classified. NDC number is incorrect on the container.
Class II · Moderate risk
Prednisone 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.
Class II · Moderate risk
predniSONE
Labeling: Label Mixup:predniSONE, Tablet, 20 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 00781502201, Pedigree: AD54587_7, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Class III · Low risk
Prednisone Tablet USP
Labeling: Missing Label; missing label on blister card
Class II · Moderate risk
Prednisone tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance(s); Perrigo has been notified of a recall by the manufacturer of this product, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals. This is a sub-recall due to tablets contaminated with trace amounts of food-grade lubricant, as well as stainless steel inclusions
Class II · Moderate risk
PredniSONE Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance: Tablets are being recalled due to gray defects identified in the tablets.
Class II · Moderate risk
PredniSONE Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance: A complaint was received for black specks identified as stainless steel inclusions and cellulose with trace amounts of aluminum and iron-rich inclusions.
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