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.

Class II · Moderate risk

Teething Drops

Lack of Processing Controls: Firm is voluntarily recalling all lots of homeopathic Teething Drops, Nausea Drops, Intestinal Colic Drops, Stomach Calm, Expectorant Cough Syrup, Silver-Zinc Throat Spray, and Argentum Elixir, within expiry, due to lack of adequate controls during manufacturing.

Terminated Stability / shelf life MBi Distributing Inc. dba MBi Nutraceuticals D-0867-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Gericare Diocto Liquid

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 57896-403-16 D-0852-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

SDA Senna Syrup

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 66424-562-08 D-0851-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Geritrex Senna Syrup

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 54162-007-08 D-0850-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

GeriCare Senna Syrup

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 57696-452-08 D-0848-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

RPC APAP Elixir

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 53807-129-16 D-0847-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

RPC Children's Non-Aspirin

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC NDC 53807-129-04 D-0845-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

RPC Senna Syrup

CGMP Deviations: Products are being recalled due to an out of specification total aerobic microbial count in a water sample.

Terminated Microbial contamination RIJ Pharmaceutical LLC D-0844-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system)

Defective Delivery System: no longer meets the specification for shear, an attribute related to the adhesive properties of the transdermal patches. As a result, patients could experience patches that do not stick well to the skin.

Terminated Packaging defect Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 68968-6637-1 D-0863-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system)

Defective Delivery System: no longer meets the specification for shear, an attribute related to the adhesive properties of the transdermal patches. As a result, patients could experience patches that do not stick well to the skin.

Terminated Packaging defect Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 68968-6610-1 D-0862-2018

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