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

Aptensio XR

Failed Dissolution Specification: Low dissolution outside of specifications

Terminated Dissolution failure Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, L.P. NDC 42858-402-45 D-0710-2018
Class III · Low risk

OraVerse (Phentolamine Mesylate)

Failed Impurities/Degradation: This recall has been initiated due to an out of specification (OOS) result that was obtained for related substance (Phentolamide), a known degradation product impurity at the 15 month stability test point.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Septodont Inc. NDC 0362-0101-10 D-0828-2018
Class III · Low risk

Calendula Cream

Labeling: Labeling Error on Declared Strength; The outer carton (secondary packaging) statement of ingredients misstates the concentration of active ingredient at 7%. The primary packaging (tube) correctly states the active ingredient at 10%.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Boiron Inc. D-0803-2018
Class III · Low risk

Fabior (tazarotene)

Superpotent Drug: High out of specification results for tazarotene assay at the 9-month stability time point.

Terminated Wrong potency / content Mayne Pharma Inc NDC 51862-295-10 D-0616-2018
Class III · Low risk

Indomethacin Capsules USP

Labeling: Incorrect Instructions: bottles incorrectly labeled with the usual adult dosage of "One or two capsules 2 or 3 times a day." rather than the correct usual adult dosage of "One capsule 2 or 3 times a day.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA NDC 68462-302-01 D-0606-2018
Class III · Low risk

Clocortolone Pivalate Cream

Failed Stability Specifications:Out-of-specification results observed for viscosity during stability testing.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. NDC 43598-341-90 D-0598-2018
Class III · Low risk

Decitabine for Injection

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Failure to water content and impurity

Terminated Impurity / degradation InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 69097-285-37 D-0698-2018
Class III · Low risk

Flucanazole Injection

Superpotent and Failed Stability Specifications; out of specification results for assay and water vapor permeability

Terminated Wrong potency / content Renaissance Lakewood, LLC NDC 36000-006-10 D-0605-2018
Class III · Low risk

Lynparza (olaparib)

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; elevated levels of quality attribute Form L (polymorph).

Terminated Impurity / degradation AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP NDC 0310-0657-58 D-0585-2018
Class III · Low risk

labetalol HCl injection 20 mg/4 mL

Labeling; Incorrect or Missing Lot number/Expiration Date; some product labels incorrectly indicates a compounding date of 12/27/2018 and use-by date of 03/27/2019 instead of 12/27/2017 and use-by-date of 03/27/2018

Terminated Stability / shelf life SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC. NDC 70004-0700-28 D-0603-2018

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