Recall Record

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Pfizer Inc. recalls

47 recalls recorded since 2018, most recently on 4 September 2026. 11 are listed as ongoing. Status and classification are as published by the FDA.

Recalls47
Ongoing (FDA)11
Terminated or completed36
Class I (FDA)10

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
4 September 2026
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Distribution
US Nationwide.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0853-2026

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
4 August 2025
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility.
Distribution
U.S. Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0590-2025, D-0591-2025

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
29 July 2025
Reason
Subpotent drug
Distribution
Within U.S
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0575-2025

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
10 July 2025
Reason
CGMP Deviations; particulates identified during visual inspection
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0544-2025, D-0545-2025

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
28 May 2025
Reason
Discoloration; discolored solution from cracked vials
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0489-2025

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
20 May 2024
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility-The potential for incomplete crimp seals.
Distribution
US Nationwide and Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0565-2024, D-0564-2024

Ongoing Class I Drugs

Recall started
21 December 2023
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter; identified as glass
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0233-2024, D-0234-2024, D-0235-2024

Ongoing Class I Drugs

Recall started
21 December 2023
Reason
Presence of particulate matter: glass
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA, Netherlands and Libya
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0261-2024

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
2 October 2023
Terminated
14 February 2025
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter: identified as glass.
Distribution
Nationwide in the US and Puerto Rico. The products were not distributed to government accounts or foreign consignees.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0102-2024, D-0100-2024, D-0101-2024

Ongoing Class III Drugs

Recall started
8 March 2023
Reason
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: The carton and bottle labels state an expiry date of March 2026; the correct expiration date is February 2025.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0532-2023

Completed Class II Drugs

Recall started
29 December 2022
Reason
Lack of assurance of sterility: Bags have the potential to leak.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0097-2023

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
22 December 2022
Terminated
7 August 2024
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter: Glass particulate matter detected in injectable.
Distribution
USA nationwide and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0184-2023

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
27 September 2022
Terminated
21 August 2024
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter: A complaint was received for the presence of a hair in one vial.
Distribution
Distributed in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0003-2023

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
22 August 2022
Terminated
30 June 2025
Reason
Presence of particulate matter
Distribution
USA Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1540-2022

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
13 July 2022
Terminated
13 May 2024
Reason
Presence of particulate matter: particulate identified as a beetle.
Distribution
USA Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1301-2022

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
22 April 2022
Terminated
5 October 2023
Reason
CGMP Deviations: Contains N-nitrosoquinapril above the acceptable limits.
Distribution
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0872-2022, D-0873-2022, D-0874-2022

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
21 March 2022
Terminated
28 August 2024
Reason
CGMP Deviations: N-nitroso-quinapril and N-nitroso-hydrochlorothiazide impurity above the acceptable daily intake limit.
Distribution
Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0758-2022, D-0759-2022, D-0761-2022, D-0754-2022, D-0760-2022, D-0757-2022, D-0756-2022, D-0755-2022

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
30 November 2021
Terminated
12 July 2023
Reason
Lack of sterility assurance: bag has the potential to leak.
Distribution
USA Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0265-2022

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
13 August 2021
Reason
CGMP Deviations: Presence of the N-nitroso-varenicline impurity above FDA s acceptable interim acceptable intake limit
Distribution
Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0809-2021, D-0811-2021, D-0808-2021, D-0810-2021

Ongoing Class II Drugs

Recall started
9 June 2021
Reason
CGMP Deviations: Presence of the N-nitroso-varenicline impurity above FDA s acceptable interim acceptable intake limit
Distribution
Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0699-2021, D-0701-2021, D-0700-2021

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
3 May 2021
Terminated
4 April 2023
Reason
Labeling: Label Mix-Up: some vials labeled to contain 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP may contain 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP and some vials labeled to contain 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP may contain 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0626-2021, D-0627-2021

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
3 May 2021
Terminated
29 July 2023
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter: particulate matter identified as an insect in one vial.
Distribution
Nationwide USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0384-2021

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
20 July 2020
Terminated
8 December 2022
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility; potential loose metal overseal crimp defects.
Distribution
United States including Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1446-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
29 May 2020
Terminated
13 January 2022
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter: particulate matter identified after reconstitution.
Distribution
Distributed Nationwide in the US
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1306-2020

Terminated Class III Drugs

Recall started
27 May 2020
Terminated
30 June 2023
Reason
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Distribution
Nationwide within the United States
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1342-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
27 February 2020
Terminated
28 December 2022
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility--Reports of loose metal ferrule crimps on vials for injection. The entire cap either lifted or dislodged while attempting to flip off the orange color plastic button.
Distribution
Nationwide within the United States and Albania, Israel, Serbia, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Botswana/South Africa/Zimbabwe, India, Israel, Rwanda, Uruguay, Mongolia
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0995-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
5 February 2020
Terminated
8 March 2021
Reason
Defective Container: products potentially could have been packaged in defective bottles, with a notched rim, that could cause inadequate foil sealing resulting in lack of moisture protection.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0841-2020, D-0842-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
3 February 2020
Terminated
29 September 2022
Reason
Defective Container: confirmed customer reports for vials with loose metal overseal crimp defects, which may result in lack of assurance of sterility.
Distribution
Nationwide in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0835-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
27 November 2019
Terminated
14 January 2022
Reason
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or expiration date.
Distribution
Nationwide within the United States including Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0577-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
2 October 2019
Terminated
1 December 2020
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Bag has the potential to leak.
Distribution
Nationwide in the United States and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0136-2020

Terminated Class III Drugs

Recall started
12 September 2019
Terminated
10 April 2023
Reason
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date. The expiry date on the product label is incorrect. The label states an expiry date of 09/2021 when it should be 09/2020.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0002-2020, D-0001-2020

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
6 September 2019
Terminated
25 March 2023
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Distribution
Nationwide US and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1852-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
14 August 2019
Terminated
20 June 2023
Reason
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products: contamination with Burkholderia and Pseudomonas.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1845-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
9 July 2019
Terminated
27 October 2021
Reason
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Bags have the potential to leak.
Distribution
United States, PR, and Guam
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-1487-2019, D-1486-2019

Terminated Class III Drugs

Recall started
29 April 2019
Terminated
26 April 2021
Reason
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength: an artwork error on the secondary packaging of Relpax 40 mg Tablets, indicates that each tablet contains eletriptan hydrobromide equivalent to 20mg eletriptan, instead of 40mg, on one side of the carton.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1278-2019

Terminated Class III Drugs

Recall started
15 March 2019
Terminated
11 August 2022
Reason
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: High out-of-specification (OOS) results were demonstrated for several specified impurities at the 24-month time point
Distribution
Nationwide USA and Guam
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-1069-2019, D-1071-2019, D-1072-2019, D-1070-2019, D-1068-2019, D-1067-2019

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
15 March 2019
Terminated
27 January 2021
Reason
Presence of Particulate Matter; glass particulates
Distribution
United States and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1073-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
6 December 2018
Terminated
8 October 2020
Reason
Superpotent Drug.
Distribution
Nationwide within the United States
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0339-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
3 October 2018
Terminated
2 October 2020
Reason
Correct Labeled Product Mispack: confirmed report involving a single unit of properly labeled Heparin in 0.45% Sodium Chloride for Injection (NDC 0409-7651-03, Lot 87903FW) that was found inside a case of Magnesium Sulfate in Water for Injection.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0015-2019

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
2 October 2018
Terminated
28 August 2023
Reason
The firm received complaints of the wrap coming apart and leaking granular material
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution and PR
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0555-2019, Z-0554-2019, Z-0556-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
20 September 2018
Terminated
17 September 2022
Reason
Lack of assurance of sterility: loss of container integrity.
Distribution
Nationwide in the US and Puerto Rico
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0095-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
20 September 2018
Terminated
8 May 2020
Reason
CGMP Deviations; rejected product was used to manufacture final bulk lot
Distribution
Nationwide
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0010-2019

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
19 September 2018
Terminated
26 June 2020
Reason
Lack of assurance of sterility -Reports of loose metal ferrule crimps on vials for injection. The entire cap either lifted or dislodged while attempting to flip off the orange color plastic button.
Distribution
U.S.A. nationwide. The following countries received product from Lot S91616: Albania, South Africa, Israel, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Iraq as part of the Compassionate Use Program.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-0005-2019

Terminated Class III Drugs

Recall started
28 August 2018
Terminated
26 June 2020
Reason
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; Out of specification stability testing results at the 18 month time point
Distribution
Nationwide USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1184-2018

Terminated Class II Drugs

Recall started
28 June 2018
Terminated
25 August 2022
Reason
Microbial Contamination of Sterile Products: Product associated with reports of adverse events indicative of infusion reactions related to microbiological contamination.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
D-1023-2018

Terminated Class I Drugs

Recall started
7 February 2018
Terminated
7 August 2019
Reason
Non-Sterility: Confirmed customer complaints of glass product container vials that may be empty or cracked.
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0597-2018, D-0596-2018

Terminated Class I, Class II Drugs

Recall started
20 October 2017
Terminated
2 June 2020
Reason
SUPERPOTENT: Weight variations resulting in tablets that are sub and super potent
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
D-0151-2018, D-0150-2018

A terminated FDA recall means the FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made. What statuses mean.