Earlier this year, we took a look at the most common causes of drug-related recalls in 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. Now, we are expanding our lens to examine drug-related FDA recalls from 2011 to 2023. Understanding the recall landscape In recent decades, prominent incidents like the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 have underscored…

Drug recalls surged in 2022, with defective pharmaceutical units reaching a five-year high, according to the Sedgwick 2023 State of the Nation Recall Index. Also in 2022, sterility was the top cause of recalls for the first time in more than six years. January 2023 saw a significant increase in the number of drug recalls…