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

Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Firm voluntarily recalled products due to out-of-specification results for an unknown impurity at or near the expiration (24-month).

Terminated Impurity / degradation Actavis Pharma Inc D-1060-2016
Class III · Low risk

Quelicin (Succinylcholine Chloride)

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: Potential for the lot number and/or expiration date to be faded or missing from the primary label on the glass vial.

Ongoing Labeling / mix-up Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-6629-02 D-0836-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ceftriaxone Sodium

CGMP Deviations: active pharmaceutical ingredient intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. D-0955-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ceftriaxone for Injection USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 68180-644-01 D-0954-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ceftriaxone for Injection USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 68180-633-01 D-0953-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ceftriaxone for Injection USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 68180-622-01 D-0952-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ceftriaxone for Injection USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. NDC 68180-611-01 D-0951-2016
Class III · Low risk

Telmisartan Tablets

Presence of Foreign Substance: Product complaint for the presence of foreign matter identified as silicone within the tablet.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited NDC 13668-158-72 D-0824-2016
Class III · Low risk

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Limited NDC 68180-752-03 D-1493-2016
Class III · Low risk

Amlodipine Besylate Tablets USP

CGMP Deviations: finished products manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients whose intermediates failed specifications.

Terminated Failed specification Lupin Limited NDC 68180-750-09 D-1492-2016
Class III · Low risk

Minocycline Hydrochloride Capsules USP

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: the individual blisters are mislabeled with an incorrect lot number of 13560 rather than the correct lot number of 13650.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Apace KY LLC NDC 50268-569-11 D-0811-2016
Class III · Low risk

Oxygen

CGMP Deviations: Cylinders filled using out of date gauges.

Terminated cGMP deviation Medical Park Homecare, Inc D-0776-2016
Class III · Low risk

Triamcinolone Diacetate Injectable Suspension

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: some vials may be mislabeled with an incorrect "Compounded" date, lot number, and "Do Not Use Beyond" date or BUD (Before Use Date) that may be longer than intended.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Isomeric Pharmacy Solution, LLC D-0728-2016
Class III · Low risk

Normosol-M and 5% Dextrose

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: Confirmed customer report of an incorrect expiration date printed on the primary container labeled "01AUG1017" rather than "01AUG2017".

Ongoing Labeling / mix-up Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-7965-09 D-0727-2016
Class III · Low risk

Clonazepam Tablets

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification result for known impurity at 6 month timepoint.

Terminated Impurity / degradation Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories) D-0650-2016

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