Every drug recall in FDA enforcement reports from the last three years, plus older recalls that are still open. Filter by severity, status or medicine, and check the lot numbers on your package.
0 Class I (most serious) drug recalls reported in the last 30 days.
1 recall
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Class III Ongoing
Amidate (Etomidate Injection, USP), 40 mg/20 mL (2 mg/mL), LifeShield, 20 mL, Glass Abboject Syringe with male luer lock adapter, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 0409-8060-29
Reason: Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification(OOS) results for degradation product of etomidate was confirmed during stability testing.
Lots, distribution and details
- Lots / codes
- Lot 34-531-DK, Exp 10/01/2015
- Distribution
- Nationwide
- Quantity
- 24,100 Syringes
- Recall started
- September 29, 2015 (Voluntary: Firm initiated)
- Severity
- Not likely to cause health problems — for example a labelling or packaging fault.
- FDA recall number
- D-0054-2016
Have this medicine at home? Compare the lot number and expiry date on your package with the recall. Do not stop taking a prescribed medicine on your own — stopping suddenly can be riskier than the recalled lot. Your pharmacist can check it and usually swap it for an unaffected one.
What the recall classes mean
- Class I Most serious: use could cause serious health problems or death.
- Class II Could cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; serious harm is unlikely.
- Class III Not likely to cause health problems — for example a labelling or packaging fault.
Source: FDA Enforcement Report, via openFDA. Updated here twice a day; last update October 31, 2026 14:40. openFDA data are not validated for clinical use — confirm with the FDA source or your pharmacist.