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

Class III means the product is unlikely to cause harm but violates FDA labeling or manufacturing rules. These are the recalls you rarely hear about; pharmacies usually just swap the affected lot.

1,716 recalls, newest first.

Class III · Low risk

Isotretinoin Capsules

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Tretinoin levels slightly above specification limits.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 69238-1174-3 D-0321-2020
Class III · Low risk

Levetiracetam Injection

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Package Insert - the incorrect package insert version was attached.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up X-Gen Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 39822-4000-1 D-0519-2020
Class III · Low risk

Testosterone Cypionate Injection

Labeling:Label Mix-up: Shipper Carton labelled Testosterone Cypionate Injection, USP, 200mg/mL, 1 ml single-dose vials, found to contain shelf cartons labelled as Testosterone Cypionate Injection USP, 200mg/mL, 10 ml multi-dose vials which contain Testosterone Cypionate Injection USP, 200mg/mL,1mL single-does vials

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Arbor Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 52536-625-01 D-0167-2020
Class III · Low risk

Benazepril HCl Tablets

Presence of Foreign Tablet/Capsule; Promethazine HCl tablet found in the Benazepril HCl bottle

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 65162-754-10 D-0134-2020
Class III · Low risk

Ranitidine Tablets USP

CGMP DEVIATIONS: One lot of Ranitidine Tablets USP, 150 mg is being recalled because some bottles were empty.

Ongoing cGMP deviation AuroMedics Pharma LLC NDC 55910-092-79 D-0166-2020
Class III · Low risk

Sodium Chloride Injection USP 0.9%

Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: RFID formatting error which reads product in Ultraject syringe as expired and will not allow injection of product by the Optivantage injector.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Guerbet LLC NDC 0019-1188-27 D-0138-2020
Class III · Low risk

Zarontin (ethosuximide capsules, USP)

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date. The expiry date on the product label is incorrect. The label states an expiry date of 09/2021 when it should be 09/2020.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Pfizer Inc. NDC 0071-0237-24 D-0002-2020
Class III · Low risk

ethosuximide capsules

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date. The expiry date on the product label is incorrect. The label states an expiry date of 09/2021 when it should be 09/2020.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Pfizer Inc. NDC 59762-2250-2 D-0001-2020
Class III · Low risk

Lamivudine Tablets

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Package Insert; an error in the Dosage Forms and Strengths section of the insert that incorrectly lists the tablet description coding for the tablets.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up American Health Packaging NDC 60687-362-21 D-1847-2019

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