Drug Recalls

GET/v1/pharma/fda/recalls$0.01 per call

Get drug recall enforcement actions from openFDA.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
drugoptional	query	string
classificationoptional	query	string

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	e.g. `true`
query	string	e.g. `ibuprofen`
results	array
results[].recallNumber	string	e.g. `D-727-2015`
results[].recallingFirm	string	e.g. `Attix Pharmaceuticals`
results[].productDescription	string	e.g. `Ibuprofen active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varyin…`
results[].reasonForRecall	string	e.g. `Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repa…`
results[].classification	string	e.g. `Class II`
results[].status	string	e.g. `Terminated`
results[].voluntaryMandated	string	e.g. `Voluntary: Firm initiated`
results[].distributionPattern	string	e.g. `Nationwide to compounding pharmacies and research organizations.`
results[].recallInitiationDate	string	e.g. `20141114`
results[].centerClassificationDate	string	e.g. `20150420`
results[].city	string	e.g. `Toronto`
results[].state	string	e.g.
results[].country	string	e.g. `Canada`
totalResults	number	e.g. `68`
limit	number	e.g. `10`
offset	number	e.g. `0`
dataSource	object
dataSource.name	string	e.g. `openFDA Drug Recall Enforcement Reports`
dataSource.apiUrl	string	e.g. `https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=(product_des…`
meta	object
meta.dataSource	object
meta.dataSource.name	string	e.g. `openFDA Drug Recall Enforcement Reports`
meta.dataSource.provenance	string	e.g. `live`

Fields are read from a real response captured 2026-11-04, shortened. Optional fields may be absent in other responses.

Errors

400 invalid request
401 missing or bad key
403 not in your plan
429 rate limited, see Retry-After
402 payment required
5xx retry with backoff

Error bodies and codes are described in Error codes and troubleshooting.

curl "https://api.compliancegrid.ai/v1/pharma/fda/recalls?drug=ibuprofen" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CG_API_KEY"

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drug (query)

classification (query)

Example response · captured from production 2026-11-04 · shortened

{
  "success": true,
  "query": "ibuprofen",
  "results": [
    {
      "recallNumber": "D-727-2015",
      "recallingFirm": "Attix Pharmaceuticals",
      "productDescription": "Ibuprofen active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying grams or kg in bags or drums, Attix Pharmaceuticals, 184 Front Street East, Unit 801, Toronto, Ontario M5A 4N3, Canada",
      "reasonForRecall": "Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05/12 and 02/12/15 are being recalled because they were repackaged in a facility with penicillin products without adequate…",
      "classification": "Class II",
      "status": "Terminated",
      "voluntaryMandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "distributionPattern": "Nationwide to compounding pharmacies and research organizations.",
      "recallInitiationDate": "20141114",
      "centerClassificationDate": "20150420",
      "city": "Toronto",
      "state": "",
      "country": "Canada"
    },
    {
      "recallNumber": "D-1589-2014",
      "recallingFirm": "American Health Packaging",
      "productDescription": "Ibuprofen Tablets, USP, 600 mg, 100 tablets per carton (10 x 10), Rx Only, Packaged and Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, OH 43217, NDC 68084-0703-01",
      "reasonForRecall": "Labeling: Label Mix-Up: Some cartons of AHP Ibuprofen Tablets, USP, 600mg, lot #142588 that contain blister cards filled with Ibuprofen tablets, 600mg drug product, were found to be mis-labeled  with blister card prin…",
      "classification": "Class I",
      "status": "Terminated",
      "voluntaryMandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "distributionPattern": "Nationwide and Puerto Rico",
      "recallInitiationDate": "20140701",
      "centerClassificationDate": "20140918",
      "city": "Columbus",
      "state": "OH",
      "country": "United States"
    }
  ],
  "totalResults": 68,
  "limit": 10,
  "offset": 0,
  "dataSource": {
    "name": "openFDA Drug Recall Enforcement Reports",
    "apiUrl": "https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=(product_description:\"ibuprofen\"+recalling_firm:\"ibuprofen\")&limit=10&skip=0"
  },
  "meta": {
    "dataSource": {
      "name": "openFDA Drug Recall Enforcement Reports",
      "provenance": "live"
    }
  }
}