What to do about a medication recall
Check the exact medicine, manufacturer and lot, then follow current patient instructions.
Sources reviewed Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Find the matching lot
Compare your medicine label with the manufacturer and lot details in the official announcement. Ask your pharmacist to help identify the package if the information is unclear.
Follow the current instructions
For a Class I recall, FDA advises following the action stated in the recall notice. For Class II and III, its guidance explains that patients may generally continue unless the company gives different instructions. Stopping treatment can itself cause harm.
Ask before changing treatment
Speak to your pharmacist or prescriber before stopping or changing a prescribed medicine, and follow urgent instructions in the current official notice. This search does not assess your treatment or replace medical advice.
Treat the archive as an archive
FDA enforcement status does not establish the current recall lifecycle. An empty keyword result is not an assurance that a medicine or lot is unaffected.