Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Class I drug recalls - the high-risk category

Class I is the FDA's most serious recall category: a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death. It is a small share of all recalls, but the one to check first if a medication you take appears here.

1,750 recalls, newest first.

Class I · High risk

PIYANPING Anti-Itch

Incorrect Product Formulation: product contains dexamethasone instead of hydrocortisone.

Terminated cGMP deviation Lucky Mart Inc. NDC 68085-8012-4 D-0031-2018
Class I · High risk

Pravastatin Sodium Tablets

Labeling: Label mix-up, the product labeled as Pravastatin sodium tablets 40 mg was filled with Bupropion hydrochloride XL Tablets 300 mg.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up International Laboratories, Inc. NDC 54458-925-16 D-0102-2018
Class I · High risk

Lorazepam Oral Concentrate

Defective Delivery System: the dropper measurement markings may be reversed, shifted or missing.

Terminated Packaging defect Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC NDC 65162-687-84 D-0120-2018
Class I · High risk

Natural Herbal Coffee Ampt

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analysis found the product to contain undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil and undeclared milk. The presence of sildenafil and tadalafil makes AMPT Natural Herbal Coffee an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore, subject to recall. Additionally, this product has been found to contain undeclared milk, milk is recognized as one of the foods reported to have caused deaths due to anaphylactic shock in persons with underlying hypersensitivities.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared The Ampt Life, LLC D-0126-2018
Class I · High risk

MAN OF STEEL capsules

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analysis found this product to contain undeclared sildenafil, an FDA approved drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, making this an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and therefore, subject to recall.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Vitility D-0032-2018
Class I · High risk

NitroGlycerin

Subpotent Drug: found to be below the specification for labeled assay.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Advanced Pharma Inc. NDC 15082-863-61 D-0115-2018
Class I · High risk

NitroGlycerin

Subpotent Drug: found to be below the specification for labeled assay.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Advanced Pharma Inc. NDC 15082-863-67 D-0114-2018
Class I · High risk

Andropharm M1 Alpha

Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: product label states it contains anabolic steroids.

Terminated Unapproved drug Andropharm, LLC D-1143-2017
Class I · High risk

Andropharm Sten Z

Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: product label states it contains anabolic steroids.

Terminated Unapproved drug Andropharm, LLC D-1142-2017
Class I · High risk

EliquisTablets 5mg

Labeling: Label Mix-up: One bottle of Eliquis 5 mg tablet was found to contain lower-strength Eliquis 2.5 mg tablets only instead of the labeled 5 mg tablets.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Bristol-myers Squibb Company NDC 0003-0894-21 D-0959-2017
Class I · High risk

Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets

Failed Dissolution Specifications: Drug release test result, obtained during routine 9-month stability testing, which was below specification for one tablet. Teva cannot at this time exclude the potential for additional tablets to be below specification.

Terminated Dissolution failure Teva Pharmaceuticals D-0960-2017
Class I · High risk

CaverFlo Natural Herbal Coffee

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis result found product to contain sildenafil, tadalafil and undeclared milk

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Brian P. Richardson D-1117-2017
Class I · High risk

BRILINTA (ticagrelor)

Presence of Foriegn Tablets/Capsules: customer complaint that an 8-count professional sample bottle labeled as BRILINTA 90 mg tablets contained 5 ZURAMPIC 200 mg tablets, in addition to the expected 8 BRILINTA tablets.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP NDC 0186-0777-08 D-0958-2017
Class I · High risk

Mibelas 24 Fe

Contraceptive Tablets Out of Sequence- First 4 pills of the packet are brown, instead of the last four pills and the expiry/lot was not printed on the package.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Lupin Limited (Unit 1) NDC 68180-911-11 D-1093-2017
Class I · High risk

GEC LX Laxoplex 60 capsules Dietary Supplement

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Tainted Product Marketed As a Dietary Supplement: FDA analysis found the product to tainted with undeclared anabolic steroids and steroid like substances.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Genetic Edge Compounds LLC D-1092-2017

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