The Recall Desk

Hazard

Wrong Medication recalls

90 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
90
Critical
9
Severe
58
Most recent
2026-07-01

Of the 90 wrong medication recalls we have scored against our rubric, 9 (10%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 58 (64%) are Severe.

Which agencies issued them

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all wrong medication recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

1–25 of 90

  • HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0626-2026·2026-07-01

    Lacosamide 100mg Tablets Recalled Due to Foreign Tablet Contamination

    Annora Pharma is recalling Lacosamide 100mg tablets nationwide after discovering Selexipag 1000 mcg tablets mixed into bottles. Patients taking the wrong medication could experience unintended health effects.

    Product
    LACOSAMIDE — LACOSAMIDE (LACOSAMIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0545-2024·2024-06-19

    Prescription Drug Recall: Phenazopyridine Tablets Contain Wrong Medication

    Winder Laboratories is recalling Phenazopyridine HCl tablets (Lot #1142404) due to a product mix-up where some bottles contain Phenobarbital tablets instead. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.

    Product
    PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE — PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0511-2024·2024-06-05

    Compounded Tirzepatide Vials Mislabeled with Testosterone Cypionate

    Revive Rx Pharmacy recalls 751 vials of compounded tirzepatide (Lot #748127) labeled to contain tirzepatide but actually filled with testosterone cypionate. Patients receiving this medication may take the wrong drug with serious health consequences.

    Product
    Tirzepatide 10 mg/0.5 mL Sterile Solution, 2 mL Multi-dose vial, Rx only, This is a Compounded Product By: Revive RX Pharmacy, 3831 Golf Dr A, Houston, TX 77018, internally assigned NDC 99000-9278-64
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0487-2024·2024-05-15

    Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets Recalled Due to Baclofen Contamination

    Advagen Pharma is recalling Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets after a pharmacy discovered baclofen tablets mixed in a bottle of tramadol. This nationwide recall affects 2,592 bottles.

    Product
    TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE — TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0113-2024·2023-11-29

    Buspirone Hydrochloride Tablets Recalled Due To Amlodipine Contamination Risk

    FDA recalls Buspirone Hydrochloride 10 mg tablets due to potential contamination with foreign Amlodipine Besylate tablets. The recall affects 1,344 blister cards distributed nationwide.

    Product
    BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE — BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0928-2023·2023-01-18

    BD Pyxis MedBank System may dispense wrong medication due to software error

    The BD Pyxis MedBank medication dispensing system has a software error that may cause the wrong medication to be loaded in a drawer compared to what the label shows, risking patient harm.

    Product
    BD Pyxis MedBank System - Product Label/labeling pending
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0168-2021·2020-12-23

    AvKare Recalls Trazodone Hydrochloride Tablets Due to Sildenafil Packaging Mix-Up

    AvKare Inc. is recalling 14,368 bottles of Trazodone Hydrochloride Tablets 100 mg because they were inadvertently packaged with sildenafil.

    Product
    TraZODONE Hydrochloride Tablets USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 1000-count Bottle, Manufactured for: AvKARE Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-834-10
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-0167-2021·2020-12-23

    AvKARE Recalls Sildenafil Tablets Due to Packaging Mix-Up with Trazodone

    AvKARE Inc. is recalling 38,715 bottles of Sildenafil 100 mg tablets because they were inadvertently packaged with trazodone at a third-party facility.

    Product
    Sildenafil Tablets USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 100-count Bottle, Manufactured for: AvKARE Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-748-01.
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-1575-2020·2020-09-09

    Mylan Recalls Amiodarone Hydrochloride Injection Due to Labeling Mix-Up

    Mylan Institutional LLC is recalling Amiodarone Hydrochloride Injection due to a labeling error where cartons may contain the wrong medication.

    Product
    AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE — AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE (AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-1576-2020·2020-09-09

    Mylan Recalls Tranexamic Acid Injection Due to Labeling Mix-Up

    Mylan Institutional LLC is recalling 1,407 cartons of Tranexamic Acid Injection due to a labeling error that may result in the wrong medication being dispensed.

    Product
    TRANEXAMIC ACID — TRANEXAMIC ACID (TRANEXAMIC ACID)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-1516-2019·2019-07-31

    Amneal Recalls Methylergonovine Maleate Tablets Due to Foreign Tablet Presence

    Amneal Pharmaceuticals is recalling specific lots of Methylergonovine Maleate tablets because a Promethazine tablet was found in a bottle.

    Product
    Methylergonovine Maleate USP 0.2 mg Tablets a) 12 count (NDC 69238-1605-02) and b) 28 count bottles (NDC 69238-1605-08)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1272-2019·2019-05-15

    Zydus Recalls Acyclovir Tablets Due to Labeling Error with Carvedilol

    Zydus Pharmaceuticals is recalling Acyclovir 400 mg tablets because one bottle was found to contain Carvedilol 6.25 mg tablets due to a label mix-up.

    Product
    ACYCLOVIR — ACYCLOVIR (ACYCLOVIR)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1273-2019·2019-05-15

    Zydus Recalls Carvedilol Tablets Due to Labeling Mix-Up

    Zydus Pharmaceuticals is recalling Carvedilol 6.25 mg tablets because one bottle was found labeled as Acyclovir 400 mg.

    Product
    CARVEDILOL — CARVEDILOL (CARVEDILOL)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0081-2019·2018-10-03

    Hetero Labs Recalls Montelukast Sodium Tablets Due to Labeling Error

    Hetero Labs Limited is recalling 98,016 bottles of Montelukast Sodium 10 mg tablets because one lot may contain Losartan Potassium 50 mg tablets.

    Product
    MONTELUKAST SODIUM — MONTELUKAST SODIUM (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-1206-2018·2018-09-19

    Accord Recalls Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets Due to Product Mix-Up

    Accord Healthcare is recalling Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablets because a customer complaint found Spironolactone 25 mg tablets in the bottles.

    Product
    HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE — HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0544-2018·2018-03-07

    Acyclovir Tablets Recalled Due to Presence of Torsemide Tablets

    Apace KY LLC is recalling 630 cartons of Acyclovir 400 mg tablets because some blister cavities may contain Torsemide tablets instead.

    Product
    ACYCLOVIR — ACYCLOVIR (ACYCLOVIR)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-1035-2017·2017-08-09

    Apace KY LLC Recalls Amantadine HCl Capsules Due to Labeling Error

    Apace KY LLC is recalling 1,483 cartons of Amantadine HCl Capsules because they were mislabeled and contain Cyclobenzaprine HCl tablets instead.

    Product
    Amantadine HCl Capsules, USP, 100 mg, Rx Only, 50 Capsules (5x10) Unit Dose Cartons, Manufactured for: AvKARE Inc, Pulaski, TN 38478 --- NDC: 50268-0069-15
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    1 state
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0606-2017·2017-03-29

    Legacy Pharmaceutical Recalls Atenolol Tablets Due to Foreign Tablet Presence

    Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC is recalling 48,012 bottles of atenolol 50 mg tablets because a customer reported finding a paroxetine 20 mg tablet inside a bottle.

    Product
    ATENOLOL Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: The Kroger Co., 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202; Manufactured for: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Pennington, NJ 08534; Packaged by: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging LLC, Earth City, MO 63045; NDC 68
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0492-2017·2017-03-15

    Mylan Recalls Mirtazapine Tablets Due to Foreign Glipizide Contamination

    Mylan Pharmaceuticals is recalling Mirtazapine tablets because bottles may contain foreign Glipizide 10 mg tablets. Consumers should stop using the product and contact their pharmacist.

    Product
    MIRTAZAPINE — MIRTAZAPINE (MIRTAZAPINE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1076-2015·2015-05-20

    Hospira Recalls Magnesium Sulfate Bags Due to Incorrect Barcodes

    Hospira is recalling 181,704 bags of Magnesium Sulfate in Dextrose because some units may have incorrect barcodes that scan as heparin sodium.

    Product
    MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN DEXTROSE — MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN DEXTROSE (MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN DEXTROSE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-0248-2015·2014-11-19

    Assured Naproxen Sodium Tablets Recalled Due to Mispackaging Error

    Contract Packaging Resources Inc. is recalling Assured Naproxen Sodium Tablets because correct labeled bottles of Assured Ibuprofen softgels were mistakenly packaged into Naproxen cartons.

    Product
    Assured Naproxen Sodium Tablets, USP 220 mg., 15 count bottle, Repackaged by Contract Packaging Resources, Inc 8009 Industrial Village Road Greensboro, NC 27409 Distributed by Greenbrier International, Inc Chesapeake, VA 23320
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide