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Here at CVS Caremark, we’re dedicated to delivering the highest level of pharmacy care and take a proactive stance on drug safety alerts. We have a dedicated Drug Safety Alert team monitoring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website, as well as all other manufacturer and pharmacy communications, to ensure that all the products we dispense are safe and effective. One component of Drug Safety Alerts is product recalls.
The FDA defines a product recall as actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market. Recalls may be conducted on a firm's own initiative or by FDA request.
There are two levels of recalls that impact CVS Caremark:
i. Patient Level: the recall applies to patients or consumers and pharmacies.
ii. Retail Level: the recall applies to pharmacies and healthcare providers that stock the recalled product. It does not include patients or consumers.
Based on the FDA guidelines, in the case of a patient-level recall, action is immediately taken to remove the affected products from distribution and notify any members who may be at risk. In the case of a retail-level recall, action is immediately taken to remove the affected products from distribution.
For additional information regarding safety alerts, visit the U.S. FDA website.
2022
- Vancomycin Voluntary Recall 12/27/2022
- 8.4 % Sodium Bicarbonate Injection Recall 11/21/2022
- Golden State Voluntary Recall 09/29/2022
- Acetaminophen Voluntary Recall 09/06/2022
- Pediatric Standard 1.2 Vanilla Recall 08/03/2022
- Magnesium Citrate Voluntary Recall 07/25/2022
- ZELNORM® Voluntary Withdrawal 06/30/2022
- Morphine Voluntary Recall 06/23/2022
- Anagrelide 0.5 mg Capsules Recall 05/20/2022
- Glenmark Voluntary Recall 04/25/2022
- Accupril® Tablets Recall 04/22/2022
- Sodium Acetate Recall 04/04/2022
- Plastikon Liquid Unit Dose Cups Recall 03/24/2022
- Orphenadrine Citrate ER Tablets Recall 03/23/2022
- SYMJEPI® Recall 03/22/2022
- Enalapril Tablets Voluntary Recall 03/16/2022
- 0.9% NaCl Injection Recall 02/25/2022
- Abbott Formulas Recall 02/18/2022
- Octagam® 10% Liquid Preparation Withdrawal 01/21/2022
- Hizentra Voluntary Withdrawal 01/10/2022
2021
- Clobetasol Propionate Ointment 0.05% Recall 12/30/2021
- Hizentra EXP2 Voluntary Withdrawal 12/30/2021
- Lidocaine EXP Voluntary Recall 12/07/2021
- Enoxaparin Voluntary Recall 12/02/2021
- Levetiracetam Injection Voluntary Recall 11/19/2021
- Cubicin Voluntary Recall 11/10/2021
- Hizentra EXP Voluntary Withdrawal 10/27/2021
- Lidocaine HCl Voluntary Recall 10/12/2021
- Irbesartan Voluntary Recall 10/12/2021
- Glucagon Voluntary Recall 09/25/2021
- Chantix® Expanded Recall 09/16/2021
- Firvanq Voluntary Recall 09/08/2021
- Lidocaine Voluntary Recall 08/27/2021
- Chantix® Tablets Expanded Recall 08/16/2021
- Gamunex Withdrawal 08/06/2021
- Accu-Chek Urgent Medical Device Correction 07/28/2021
- Chantix® Tablets Recall 07/19/2021
- Topotecan Injections Voluntary Recall 07/15/2021
- Gamunex®-C 10% Voluntary Withdrawal 06/25/2021
- NP Thyroid® Tablets Recall 04/29/2021
- Gamunex Withdrawal 04/27/2021
- Hizentra® 20% (10 g/50 mL) Recall 04/13/2021
- Acyclovir Sodium Injection Recall 04/07/2021
- Gamunex Extended Withdrawal 03/23/2021
- Cisatracurium Besylate Injection Recall 03/03/2021
- Gamunex Withdrawal 02/26/2021
- Enoxaparin Sodium Injection Recall 02/03/2021
- Spironolactone Tablets Recall 01/27/2021
- Nostrum Metformin Expanded Recall 01/25/2021
- Nostrum Metformin Expanded Recall 01/04/2021
2020
- Regenecare® HA Hydrogel Recall 12/02/2020
- Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release 750 mg Tablets Recall 11/02/2020
- NSAIDs Drug Safety Communication 10/15/2020
- Marksans Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release 500mg and 750mg Tablets Expanded Recall 10/05/2020
- Benadryl Drug Safety Communication 09/24/2020
- Riomet® ER Recall 09/24/2020
- Benzodiazepine Drug Safety Communication 09/23/2020
- NP Thyroid® 15 mg and 120 mg Tablets Recall 09/18/2020
- Nature Throid® and WP Thyroid® Recall 09/02/2020
- Bayshore Pharmaceutical Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release 500 mg and 750 mg Tablets Recall 08/19/2020
- STIMATE® Nasal Spray Recall 08/12/2020
- DDAVP® Nasal Spray 10 mcg/0.1mL Recall 08/11/2020
- Naloxone MedWatch 07/23/2020
- Daptomycin for Injection Recall 07/07/2020
- Granules Metformin 750 mg Tablets Recall 07/05/2020
- Major Metformin Recall 07/02/2020
- Heparin in Dextrose Withdrawal 07/01/2020
- Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection Recall 06/17/2020
- Apotex Metformin Recall 06/05/2020
- Amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release 500 mg tablets and 750 mg tablets Voluntary Recall 06/03/2020
- NP Thyroid Tablets Recall 05/28/2020
- Strides Pharma Ranitidine Tablets Withdrawal 04/17/2020
- Ajanta Pharma Ranitidine Capsules Withdrawal 04/16/2020
- BD PosiFlush Recall 04/16/2020
- Tetracycline HCl Capsules Recall 04/16/2020
- Nizatidine Oral Solution Recall 04/15/2020
- Phytonadione Injectable Emulsion Recall 04/08/2020
- Body Guard Infusion Pump System Recall 03/30/2020
- Sunovian Product Discontinuation 03/19/2020
- Sandimmune® 100 mg soft gelatin capsules and Neoral® 100 mg soft gelatin capsules Corrective Action 03/18/2020
- Montelukast Drug Safety Communication 03/03/2020
- Taro Phenytoin Oral Suspension Recall 02/21/2020
- Clozapine Drug Safety Communication 1/28/2020
- Appco Ranitidine Capsules Recall 1/07/2020
2019
- Gamunex-C 10% Withdrawal 12/31/2019
- Aurobindo Pharma Mirtazapine Tablets Recall 12/30/2019
- Lannett Levetiracetam 100 mg/mL Recall 12/18/2019
- Glenmark Ranitidine Recall 12/17/2019
- Gamunex®-C 10% Withdrawal 12/16/2019
- Accu-Chek® Aviva Plus test strips 12/11/2019
- AvKARE Amneal Ranitidine Recall 11/14/2019
- Amneal Ranitidine Expanded Recall 11/08/2019
- Ranitidine 150 mg/10 mL Syrup Recall 11/08/2019
- Gamunex-C 10% Withdrawal 11/07/2019
- Aurobindo Pharma Ranitidine Products Recall 11/06/2019
- Ranitidine Syrup Recall 10/25/2019
- AvKARE Ranitidine Capsules Recall 10/25/2019
- Ranitidine Hydrochloride Capsules Recall 10/25/2019
- Mylan Alprazolam Tablets Recall 10/23/2019
- NATPARA® (parathyroid hormone) Recall 10/02/2019
- Sandoz Ranitidine Recall 9/23/2019
- Milk of Magnesia Voluntary Recall 9/09/2019
- NATPARA® (parathyroid hormone) Recall 9/05/2019
- Gamunex-C 10% Voluntary Recall 8/22/2019
- Relpax Voluntary Recall 8/15/2019
- Fluorouracil Injection Recall 7/24/2019
- Kogenate® FS Voluntary Recall 7/19/2019
- Gamunex-C 10% Voluntary Withdrawal 6/28/2019
- PECGEN DMX Voluntary Recall 5/31/2019
- Insomnia Medicines Black Box Warning 4/30/2019
- Losartan potassium and Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide Tablets - Voluntary Recall 2/28/2019
- Aurobindo Pharma Amlodipine and Valsartan tablets and Valsartan tablets - Voluntary Recall 2/28/2019
- Gamunex-C 10% Voluntary Withdrawal 2/22/2019
- Uloric® (febuxostat) Black Box Warning 2/21/2019
2018
- Torrent Losartan Potassium Voluntary Recall 12/20/2018
- Mylan Valsartan Products Voluntary Recall 11/20/2018
- CoaguChek XS PT Test Strips Voluntary Recall 11/01/2018
- Irbesartan Tablets Voluntary Recall 10/29/2018
- Robaxin® 750 mg tablets Voluntary Recall 9/28/2018
- Valsartan Tablets Voluntary Recall 7/13/2018
- Zofran® Tablets Voluntary Recall 7/06/2018
- Entresto® Voluntary Recall 7/06/2018
- BD Syringes Voluntary Recall 5/04/2018
- Zinbryta® Withdrawal 3/22/2018
- Linezolid Injection Voluntary Recall 2/14/2018
- Limbrel® Capsules Voluntary Recall 1/30/2018
2017
- Limbrel MedWatch 11/21/2017
- Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride and Atropine Sulfate 2.5 mg/0.025 mg Tablets Voluntary Recall 11/17/2017
- Unifine Pentips Voluntary Recall 11/06/2017
- Intralipid 20% Voluntary Recall 11/01/2017
- Medtronic Infusion Sets Voluntary Recall 09/25/2017
- Empty Intravia® Container Voluntary Recall 07/28/2017
- Tanzeum® Discontinuation 07/26/2017
- Opana ER Discontinuation 07/12/2017
- NovoPen Echo Voluntary Recall 07/06/2017
- Potiga Discontinuation 07/05/2017
- Mibelas™ 24 Fe tablets Voluntary Recall 05/26/2017
- Canagliflozin Black Box Warning 05/16/2017
- Codeine and Tramadol Medicines MedWatch 04/20/2017
- Kalbitor® 10 mg/1 mL Vials Voluntary Recall 03/21/2017
- Edex® 10 mcg Injection Voluntary Recall 02/27/2017
2016
- Eyesaline Eyewash Voluntary Recall 12/28/2016
- Diocto Liquid 50 mg/5 mL Voluntary Recall 10/19/2016
- Micron Filter Voluntary Recall 10/12/2016
- Fluoroquinolone Black Box Warning Revisions 07/26/2016
- Trividia Health Test Strips Voluntary Recall 07/01/2016
- Amikacin Sulfate Injection Voluntary Recall 06/01/2016
- Baxter IV Products Voluntary Recall 06/01/2016
- Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs MedWatch 05/12/2016
- Olanzapine MedWatch 05/10/2016
- Brintellix® Name Change 05/02/2016
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