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

Epsom Salt

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Level of iron exceeds the limit set by the USP monograph for it (USP limit is NMT 0.5 ug/g (ppm)).

Terminated Impurity / degradation PQ Corporation D-0564-2016
Class III · Low risk

Ranitidine Syrup

Failed Stability Specifications: Out of Specification results obtained for preservative butylparaben.

Terminated Stability / shelf life Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC, DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals D-0162-2016
Class III · Low risk

HPMC Visoelastic

Failed pH Specification: It has been determined that the pH of the lots recalled, may not meet specification at expiry.

Terminated Failed specification Oasis Medical, Inc. D-0524-2016
Class III · Low risk

HPMC Visoelastic Topical

Failed pH Specification: It has been determined that the pH of the lots recalled, may not meet specification at expiry.

Terminated Failed specification Oasis Medical, Inc. D-0523-2016
Class III · Low risk

HPMC Visoelastic

Failed pH Specification: It has been determined that the pH of the lots recalled, may not meet specification at expiry.

Terminated Failed specification Oasis Medical, Inc. D-0522-2016
Class III · Low risk

Donnatal

Labeling: Not elsewhere classified - Product label incorrectly lists Scopolamine Hydrocodone as an active ingredient on the side panel instead of Scopolamine Hydrobromide.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Rx PAK NDC 59212-425-10 D-0053-2016
Class III · Low risk

Fenofibric Acid Tablets 105 mg

Chemical Contamination: The product may contain trace amounts of benzophenone, a component of the label varnish that may leach through the bottle and into the drug product.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Tribute Pharmaceuticals US Inc. NDC 13310-102-07 D-0017-2016
Class III · Low risk

Fenofibric Acid Tablets

Chemical Contamination: The product may contain trace amounts of benzophenone, a component of the label varnish that may leach through the bottle and into the drug product.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Tribute Pharmaceuticals US Inc. NDC 13310-101-07 D-0016-2016
Class III · Low risk

Amidate (Etomidate Injection, USP)

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification(OOS) results for degradation product of etomidate was confirmed during stability testing.

Ongoing Impurity / degradation Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-8060-29 D-0054-2016
Class III · Low risk

Cetirizine HCl 10 mg Tablet

Failed Impurity/Degradations Specifications; impurity identified as cetirizine monosaccharide ester

Terminated Impurity / degradation Perrigo Company PLC NDC 41163-458-66 D-0525-2016
Class III · Low risk

FUROSEMIDE Tablets USP

CGMP Deviations: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) intended for use in furosemide oral solution USP was inadvertently used to manufacture the recalled furosemide tablets USP.

Terminated cGMP deviation Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc NDC 0054-4299-31 D-0012-2016
Class III · Low risk

FUROSEMIDE Tablets USP

CGMP Deviations: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) intended for use in furosemide oral solution USP was inadvertently used to manufacture the recalled furosemide tablets USP.

Terminated cGMP deviation Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc NDC 0054-4297-31 D-0011-2016
Class III · Low risk

UN1002 Air

CGMP Deviations: Confirmed customer compliant of odor when turning on a cylinder of medical air.

Terminated cGMP deviation Praxair Inc. D-0783-2016
Class III · Low risk

UN1002 Air

CGMP Deviations: Confirmed customer compliant of odor when turning on a cylinder of medical air.

Terminated cGMP deviation Praxair Inc. D-0782-2016
Class III · Low risk

ClomiPHENE CITRATE Tablets

Chemical Contamination: impurity failure due to chemical contamination of the active ingredient.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared EMD Serono, Inc. NDC 0093-0041-03 D-1813-2015
Class III · Low risk

Lamivudine Oral Solution

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp. Date - Firm received a customer complaint that the expiration date printed on the unit carton (5/18) does not match the expiration date on the bottle label (5/17).

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Silarx Pharmaceutical, Inc. NDC 54838-0566-70 D-1416-2015
Class III · Low risk

Hydrocortisone and Acetic Acid Otic Solution

Defective Container: Product missing safety seal around the neck of the bottle. The product label indicates, "Tamper Evident: Do not use if printed seal around cap is broken or missing." Because the product is missing the approved component and is not consistent with the labeling, the lot is being recalled.

Terminated Packaging defect Akorn, Inc. NDC 50383-901-10 D-0295-2016

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