Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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FDA drug recalls in 2017

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2017, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

1,141 recalls, newest first.

Class III · Low risk

Famotidine tablets

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Famotodine has an out of specification result for an individual related substance observed during routine stability testing of a batch for related substances -impurity 8 at 24 month stability interval.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. NDC 55111-118-30 D-0009-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Bisoprolol Fumarate tablets

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification for an unknown impurity was observed during the 18 month stability testing.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Unichem Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc NDC 29300-126-13 D-0010-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Lorazepam Tablets

Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength. Bottle labeled as 0.5 mg tablets contained 1mg tablets of lorazepam

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Leading Pharma, LLC NDC 69315-904-05 D-0085-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Glutamine

CGMP Deviations; FDA analysis deterrmined that the product does not contain glutamine and two unknown impurities were observed

Terminated Impurity / degradation United Pharmacy D-0008-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Alprazolam Tablets

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out-of-specification result for an unknown impurity.

Terminated Impurity / degradation The Harvard Drug Group NDC 0904-5858-61 D-0013-2018
Class III · Low risk

Ampicillin for Injection

Labeling: Missing Label: customer complaint that some vials of ampicillin within the shrink wrap pack are missing labels.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Sandoz Inc NDC 0781-3407-78 D-1179-2017
Class II · Moderate risk

methylPREDNIsolone ACETATE

Lack of Assurance of Sterility; autoclave parameters were not correct for one of two autoclaves used to sterilize the product.

Terminated Sterility / contamination RXQ Compounding LLC D-0012-2018
Class III · Low risk

Mobic (meloxicam)

Labeling: Incorrect or missing package insert. One lot of Mobic Tablets is packaged with an incorrect insert.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 0597-0030-01 D-0007-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Medline Skin Stapler RMVR

Subpotent Drug:The titratable iodine contained in the Povidone-Iodine prep pads is below label claim of 0.85%.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Medline Industries Inc D-0314-2018

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