Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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FDA drug recalls in 2018

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2018, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

1,681 recalls, newest first.

Risk Class IClass IIClass III
Status OngoingCompletedTerminated
Year 20262025202420232022 2018 All years
Cause Sterility / contaminationNitrosamine impurityChemical / undeclaredParticulate / foreign matterLabeling / mix-upcGMP deviationMicrobial contamination All causes
Class II · Moderate risk

ePHEDrine Sulfate

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-805-67 D-0963-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

PHENYLephrine 20 mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-894-25 D-0962-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

NORepiNEPHrine4mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-860-25 D-0961-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

NORepiNEPHrine4mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-807-25 D-0960-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

NORepiNEPHrine 16

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-834-25 D-0958-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Midazolam 1 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-401-76 D-0957-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Midazolam 0.5mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-408-10 D-0956-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Midazolam 1 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-401-63 D-0955-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

MORphine 150 mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-243-63 D-0954-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

MORphine 1 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-241-25 D-0953-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Heparin 1

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-747-25 D-0948-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Heparin 12

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-745-25 D-0947-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

fentaNYL 2 mcg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-278-86 D-0946-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

fentaNYL 3 mcg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-250-87 D-0944-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

ePHEDrine Sulfate

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-891-61 D-0943-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

0.2% ROPivacaine

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 15082-002-87 D-0942-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

PHENYLephrine 40 mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-893-25 D-0940-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

NORepiNEPHrine 8 mg

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leakage of bags.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Avella of Deer Valley, Inc. Store 38 NDC 42852-815-25 D-0939-2018

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