Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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FDA drug recalls in 2015

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2015, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

1,733 recalls, newest first.

Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1165-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1164-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1163-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1162-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1161-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1160-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1159-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 2:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1158-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1157-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1156-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1155-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1154-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1153-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Tpn 3:1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Sterility of product is not assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Lincare, Inc. D-1152-2015
Class III · Low risk

Foradil Aerolizer

Failed Stability Specification: out of specification result obtained for the Particle Size Distribution test during stability testing.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. D-1138-2015
Class III · Low risk

Foradil Aerolizer

Failed Stability Specification: out of specification result obtained for the Particle Size Distribution test during stability testing.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. D-1137-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Clarithromycin Tablets

cGMP Deviations; products being recalled in response to a recall notice from the manufacturer, Wockhardt Limited, following a FDA inspection which noted inadequate investigation of market complaints, resulting in unsuccessful identification of root causes, and the investigation not being expanded to prevent repeat failure

Terminated cGMP deviation Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc. NDC 10544-522-20 D-1110-2015
Class II · Moderate risk

Captopril Tablets

cGMP Deviations; products being recalled in response to a recall notice from the manufacturer, Wockhardt Limited, following a FDA inspection which noted inadequate investigation of market complaints, resulting in unsuccessful identification of root causes, and the investigation not being expanded to prevent repeat failure

Terminated cGMP deviation Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc. NDC 10544-175-30 D-1109-2015
Class I · High risk

Morphine Sulfate

Sub-potent Drug; firm's analysis revealed subpotent result for morphine sulfate assay.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Pharmedium Services, LLC NDC 61553-401-44 D-0658-2016
Class II · Moderate risk

CONTRAVE (naltrexone HCl and bupropion HCl)

Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Potential tablet defect of broken tablets and/or equatorial splitting of the bilayer tablets into the two drug components.

Terminated Failed specification Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. NDC 64764-890-99 D-1206-2015

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