Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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FDA drug recalls in 2016

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2016, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

1,199 recalls, newest first.

Class III · Low risk

Hydrocortisone and acetic acid otic solution

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification (OOS) results for related compound G were obtained at 12-month (at expiry) stability time-point for room temperature sample(s).

Terminated Impurity / degradation Actavis Inc NDC 45963-412-61 D-1472-2016
Class III · Low risk

Acetasol HC

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification (OOS) results for related compound G were obtained at 12-month (at expiry) stability time-point for room temperature sample(s).

Terminated Impurity / degradation Actavis Inc NDC 0472-0882-82 D-1471-2016
Class II · Moderate risk

Zinc Acetate

Does not meet monograph: product exhibits lead levels in excess of the USP monograph limits.

Terminated Unapproved drug Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc. D-1456-2016
Class II · Moderate risk

2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate* Cloth

CGMP Deviations: potential contamination of products manufactured on the same equipment and lines as the contaminated product.

Terminated cGMP deviation Sage Products LLC NDC 53462-705-20 D-0231-2017
Class II · Moderate risk

Comfort Shield

CGMP Deviations: potential contamination of products manufactured on the same equipment and lines as the contaminated product.

Terminated cGMP deviation Sage Products LLC NDC 53462-915-50 D-0230-2017
Class I · High risk

Comfort Shield

Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products: contamination with the bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia.

Terminated Microbial contamination Sage Products LLC NDC 53462-915-50 D-0229-2017
Class II · Moderate risk

C-Pav/Phentol/Atrop/Pge1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility; sterility concerns with all injectable drug products that were made with sterilized filtered stock solutions.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Colonia Care Pharmacy D-0209-2017
Class II · Moderate risk

C-Pav/Phentol/Pge1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility; sterility concerns with all injectable drug products that were made with sterilized filtered stock solutions.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Colonia Care Pharmacy D-0208-2017
Class III · Low risk

Desoximetasone Gel USP

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: product was out of specification for unknown impurity at the 9 month stability time point

Terminated Impurity / degradation Akorn, Inc. NDC 61748-205-60 D-1469-2016

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