# RxRecalls

> Free, searchable register of U.S. FDA drug recalls. Check whether a medication has been recalled, why, and how serious — by drug name or by the exact NDC code on your package — plus free email alerts. Data from FDA: classified recalls via openFDA (checked daily) and firm-announced recalls from FDA's recall announcements (checked hourly).

RxRecalls (rxrecalls.com) mirrors public FDA drug enforcement (recall) data from openFDA and makes it searchable and understandable. It answers "is my medication recalled — actively now, in the past, or not at all?", explains the real reasons drugs get recalled, and lets people subscribe to alerts for the medications they take. Serious recalls are usually announced by the firm and posted by FDA weeks before FDA classifies them; the register shows those announcements within the hour, marked as not yet classified. A search by NDC (National Drug Code) gives an exact verdict for one specific package rather than every product sharing that drug's name. It covers ~17,900 recalls across ~800 drugs. Information only — not medical advice, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the FDA.

## Key pages
- [Home / medication checker](https://rxrecalls.com/): type a drug name to see its recall status
- [Check a medication](https://rxrecalls.com/check): instant recall verdict for any drug name or NDC code (e.g. 0078-0359-34) — an NDC search matches your exact package, not just the drug's name
- [All recalls](https://rxrecalls.com/recalls): browse every FDA drug recall; filter by risk class, status, year and cause
- [Recall causes](https://rxrecalls.com/causes): why drugs get recalled — nitrosamine impurities, loss of sterility, particulate matter, labeling mix-ups, cGMP deviations and more, each with counts and the most-cited firms
- [Categories](https://rxrecalls.com/categories): recalls by drug category (blood pressure, cholesterol, eye drops, diabetes, thyroid, pain relief, and more)
- [Drugs A–Z](https://rxrecalls.com/drugs): every drug that has FDA recalls
- [Recall alerts](https://rxrecalls.com/alerts): free email alerts if a watched medication is recalled (double opt-in, unsubscribe any time)
- [Methodology & editorial policy](https://rxrecalls.com/methodology): data sources and update schedule, what the register adds and never changes, accuracy checks, AI use, corrections, limitations
- [About](https://rxrecalls.com/about): who runs the site, how drugs are matched and causes classified, what it deliberately does not do
- [Privacy](https://rxrecalls.com/privacy): what is collected (email + medication list for alerts, server logs), no cookies/analytics/ads
- [Contact](https://rxrecalls.com/contact): how to reach the site, and where to go for medication questions (pharmacist, FDA MedWatch)

## How to read a verdict
- Active recall: an FDA recall for this drug is still ongoing.
- Past recalls only: the drug was recalled before, but all those recalls are now closed (terminated/completed).
- No recalls found: no FDA recall in the register mentions this drug.
- A recall usually affects only specific lot numbers, not every package — check the lot against the FDA notice.
- Searching by NDC narrows this to one specific package: "this exact NDC was recalled", "this product was recalled under a different package size", or "no recall names this NDC". Every recall page lists the NDC codes it names.

## About the data
- Source: openFDA (FDA drug enforcement reports), public domain (CC0). FDA publishes new enforcement reports weekly; the register checks for them daily and rebuilds the full set monthly.
- Risk classes: Class I (reasonable probability of serious harm or death), Class II (temporary/reversible harm), Class III (unlikely to cause harm but violates FDA rules).
- Firm-announced recalls (FDA's "Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts" listing, Product Type: Drugs) appear at /notice/... pages, marked "not yet classified", until the same recall reaches FDA's enforcement data; the notice URL then redirects to the classified recall.
- Recall "cause" is auto-classified from each recall's official FDA reason text; the original wording is always shown on the recall page.
- Not medical advice. Confirm anything important with your pharmacist or the FDA.