Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Class II drug recalls - moderate risk

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, and serious harm is unlikely. It is by far the largest recall class - most potency, dissolution and labeling problems land here.

14,535 recalls, newest first.

Class II · Moderate risk

Carbidopa

Product mix up: complaint received that sealed medication bottle contained Carbidopa, Levodopa, and Entacapone film-coated tablets (37.5 mg/150 mg/200 mg) instead of labelled lower strength Carbidopa, Levodopa, and Entacapone film-coated tablets (25 mg/100 mg/200 mg).

Ongoing Labeling / mix-up Rising Pharma Holding, Inc. NDC 16571-691-01 D-0029-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-583-25 D-0112-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-582-01 D-0111-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-581-01 D-0110-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-580-01 D-0109-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-579-01 D-0108-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Desipramine Hydrochloride Tablets

CGMP Deviations: N-Nitroso Desipramine impurity exceeding the permissible acceptable daily intake level.

Ongoing Nitrosamine impurity Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 23155-578-01 D-0107-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Testo-100 Ciii

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential microbial contamination of subcutaneous pellets.

Ongoing Sterility / contamination Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Inc. NDC 57377-100-01 D-0258-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Zicam" Medicated Fruit Drops Elderberry Flavor

Labeling: Label Mix-up: The product in the bottle contains elderberry and the label failed to indicate the inclusion of elderberry as an ingredient.

Ongoing Labeling / mix-up Church & Dwight Co., Inc. NDC 10237-469-25 D-0095-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets

Failed dissolution specifications: Stability testing found that the lot did not meet dissolution specifications.

Ongoing Dissolution failure Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC NDC 42192-501-05 D-0014-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Afco

cGMP deviations: The recall was initiated because required receipt testing of incoming alcohol components used to manufacture the listed hand sanitizers was not performed, so methanol risk could not be excluded.

Ongoing Chemical / undeclared Acuity Specialty Products, Inc. D-0005-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Wyandotte

cGMP deviations: The recall was initiated because required receipt testing of incoming alcohol components used to manufacture the listed hand sanitizers was not performed, so methanol risk could not be excluded.

Ongoing Chemical / undeclared Acuity Specialty Products, Inc. D-0004-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Entecavir Tablets

Failed impurity/degradation specifications:Out of Specification result for an individual organic impurity

Ongoing Impurity / degradation Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc NDC 68382-921-06 D-0002-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Entecavir Tablets

Failed impurity/degradation specifications:Out of Specification result for an individual organic impurity

Ongoing Impurity / degradation Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc NDC 68382-920-06 D-0001-2026
Class II · Moderate risk

Fentanyl citrate

CGMP Deviations: Revised interpretation of Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) results.

Ongoing cGMP deviation Park Avenue Compounding NDC 83863-4272-1 D-0178-2026

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