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Use case · Compliance, Inspection & Supplier Risk · Pharma Recall Event Monitor v.04.2026 · refreshed weekly
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Pharma Recall Event Monitor

Track every drug recall by class. Class I, II, III recalls and market withdrawals resolved to the plant and product, refreshed weekly.

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Example output · recent Class I recalls, drug-products only
27,457 Recalls and market withdrawals in the catalog · 1,738 Class I · 16,124 Class II · 9,595 Class III · 30,761 withdrawals
n=27,457 recalls · FDA recall feed Authoritative

The catalog indexes 27,457 recall events and 30,761 market withdrawals. The Class I cohort (the highest-severity class, with a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death) carries 1,738 events; Class II 16,124; Class III 9,595. Recent Class I recalls below are drawn from the live `compliance_events` view. Manufacturer attribution is in the recall summary text; PharmaDB resolves to the plant entity where the cited firm name is unambiguous.

  1. 2026-03-18
    Class I
    Product mix-up: Magnesium Sulfate IV bag contained Tranexamic Acid instead
    Amneal Pharmaceuticals Ahmedabad
  2. 2026-01-29
    Class I
    Quetiapine oral suspension recall · MHRA NatPSA · potential overdose risk
    Eaststone Limited
  3. 2026-01-16
    Class I
    UDENYCA pegfilgrastim-cbqv · 116 cartons stored at room temperature instead of refrigerated
    Accord BioPharma Raleigh
  4. 2025-12-22
    Class I
    Rheumacare capsules · CGMP deviation · product found to contain lead
    Virgo UAP Pharma Ahmedabad
  5. 2025-12-15
    Class I
    Marketed without approved NDA/ANDA · undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil
    Mr. 7 distributor
  6. 2025-12-12
    Class I
    ReBoost nasal spray · microbial contamination · yeast/mold and Achromobacter
    MediNatura Albuquerque
  7. 2025-12-12
    Class I
    ClearLife allergy nasal spray · microbial contamination · same root cause
    MediNatura Albuquerque
  8. 2025-11-06
    Class I
    Famotidine injection · sterile-product microbial contamination · out-of-limit endotoxin
    Fresenius Kabi USA
Class I recalls
1,738
Class II recalls
16,124
Class III recalls
9,595
Market withdrawals
30,761
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How it works

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01

Subscribe a product or plant list.

Upload products, NDC codes, or supplier plants. PharmaDB resolves to the recall-event taxonomy.

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computed · pre-joined · anonymised
02

The AI agent watches the feed.

Every new recall in the FDA enforcement report stream is matched against the list weekly. Class I, II, III, and market withdrawals all surface.

brief · cited
Lane concentration · structurally concentrated
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Top-3 share71%
Actionqualify second source
03

Save the recall dossier.

Citation-anchored brief per event with the cited reason, the plant attribution, and the related enforcement chip (warning letter, 483 cycle).

Why a buyer runs it

Recall signal, plant-level.

Three-tier severity.

Class I, II, III plus market withdrawal. The severity tier shapes the response: Class I is regulatory-action immediate, Class III may be procedural.

Plant and product attribution.

Where the recall summary names a manufacturer unambiguously, PharmaDB resolves to the plant entity. The brief carries both the cited firm and the resolved plant.

Repeat-recall flag.

Plants and products with two or more recalls in trailing 24 months are flagged. The pattern is more predictive of broader CGMP risk than any single event.

Weekly refresh.

FDA enforcement reports publish weekly. PharmaDB tracks the publication date and the recall-initiation date, so a buyer can audit lag in both directions.

What a real chat looks like

Type a window. The AI agent returns the recall feed.

A real chat thread in PharmaDB. Type a question, the AI agent runs the tools, the answer lands as a saveable note.

Recall feed · trailing 90 days · Class I
chat · saved 2 min ago
You
Surface every drug recall in the trailing 90 days. Class I, II, III, and market withdrawals. Resolve to plant and product where possible.
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Running tool pharmagraph_query
compliance_events ⋈ plants · event_type IN (recall_class_i,ii,iii) · 90 days · 12 matches
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Twelve Class I recalls published in the trailing 90 days. The dominant root causes are microbial contamination (4 events), product mix-up (3 events), and labeling or active-ingredient adulteration (3 events). Two events are connected at the manufacturer level: MediNatura with sequential nasal-spray recalls at the same Albuquerque facility, indicating CGMP failure rather than a single-lot problem. No supplier on your current watchlist is associated with these events.
Recent Class I recalls · reverse chronological
1 Amneal Magnesium Sulfate · IN-manufactured 2026-03-18 · product mix-up · IV bag contained Tranexamic Acid
2 Eaststone Quetiapine · MHRA 2026-01-29 · overdose risk · NatPSA notification
3 Accord UDENYCA pegfilgrastim-cbqv 2026-01-16 · temperature abuse · 116 cartons affected
+9 more · open in PharmaDB
Cited compliance_events 12 events plants resolved FDA enforcement reports published
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Manual workflow vs. PharmaDB.

Manual workflow
Excel · email · syndicated reports
  1. 01 Pull FDA enforcement report stream 1 hr
  2. 02 Filter to pharmaceutical recalls 1-2 hr
  3. 03 Resolve cited firm to your supplier list 2-3 hr
  4. 04 Classify by severity tier 30 min
  5. 05 Compose supplier-impact note 1-2 hr
Total cycle time 1 day per week of events
PharmaDB
The AI agent · one query · cited
One subscription.
Pre-joined warehouse. Recalls resolved to plant and product, severity classified, supplier list matched on each refresh. The notification fires as soon as a match is detected.
Total cycle time On publication
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Where recall events concentrate.

Twelve plants with one or more Class I recall in the catalog · recall reason summarised.

MediNatura Albuquerque US · New Mexico
OAI
2 obs · 36 mo ↓ deteriorating
Fresenius Kabi USA US · multi-site
VAI
1 obs · 36 mo → flat
Amneal Ahmedabad IN · Gujarat
VAI
1 obs · 36 mo → flat
Virgo UAP Pharma IN · Ahmedabad
OAI
1 obs · 36 mo ↓ deteriorating
Accord BioPharma US · Raleigh
VAI
1 obs · 36 mo → flat
Eaststone Limited GB · unspecified
OAI
1 obs · 36 mo ↓ deteriorating
Pfizer Hospira fill-finish US · multi-site
VAI
3 obs · 36 mo → flat
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA US · multi-site
VAI
2 obs · 36 mo → flat
Lupin Pharmaceuticals USA US · Baltimore
VAI
1 obs · 36 mo → flat
Sandoz Princeton US · New Jersey
VAI
2 obs · 36 mo → flat
Mylan Morgantown US · West Virginia
VAI
2 obs · 36 mo → flat
Aurobindo Pharma USA US · multi-site
VAI
2 obs · 36 mo → flat
NAI · no action indicated · clean VAI · voluntary action · monitor OAI · official action · deprioritise

The recall monitor is the post-market quality signal. PharmaDB joins recall events to the plant catalog and resolves attribution where possible. The view is compliance_events filtered to event_type IN (recall_class_i, recall_class_ii, recall_class_iii, market_withdrawal). Refresh cadence is weekly.

FAQ

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Class I, II, and III recalls?+

Class I is a recall where there is a reasonable probability that the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Class II involves temporary or medically reversible harm. Class III involves no expected adverse health consequences but a violation of FDA regulations. Market withdrawal is a non-recall removal for minor reasons.

How is a recall resolved to a plant?+

Recall summaries name a manufacturer and often a distributor. PharmaDB resolves the named manufacturer to its plant entity by canonical name and address match. Where attribution is ambiguous, the catalog row preserves the cited firm without plant resolution.

What predicts a Class I recall?+

Microbial contamination (especially in sterile products), product mix-up, and undeclared active-ingredient adulteration are the dominant causes. Plants with repeated aseptic-section 483 observations are statistically more likely to face a Class I event.

How fresh is the data?+

The FDA enforcement report publishes weekly. PharmaDB pulls each refresh and surfaces new events within days. The catalog row carries the recall-initiation date and the FDA publication date.

Are non-US recalls covered?+

Yes. MHRA NatPSA notifications, EMA Class 1 recalls, Health Canada recalls, and TGA recalls are all tracked. Cross-regulator recall views surface in a combined feed at the buyer's choice.

Does the feed surface repeat-recall manufacturers?+

Yes. Plants with two or more Class I recalls in trailing 24 months get a repeat-recall chip. The pattern is more predictive of broader CGMP risk than any single event and warrants additional qualification scrutiny.

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