Cefixime recalls

Cefixime products have been recalled 7 times, most recently on 4 Sep 2024. The recalling company is usually Lupin Pharmaceuticals. The most common reason is potency & assay.

Total recalls7since 2020

Last 12 months0reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing0latest 4 Sep 2024

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Oct '24 0 0 0Jan '25 0 0 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0 0Oct 0 0 0Jan '26 0 0 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 7 100%Class III 0 0%

Why cefixime is recalled

Potency & Assay686%
Other Reasons114%

Companies

Lupin Pharmaceuticals571%
Ascend Laboratories229%

By year

2024343%
2022114%
2021229%
2020114%

All cefixime recalls, newest first

7 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
4 Sep 2024Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime for Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg recalledCefixime	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
26 Jun 2024Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime for Oral Suspension USP 200 mg/ Pack size) recalledCefixime	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Other	Nationwide
7 Feb 2024Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime for Oral Suspension 100mg recalled by Lupin PharmaceuticalsCefixime	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
12 Jan 2022Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime Capsules, 400 mg recalled by Ascend LaboratoriesCefixime	Ascend Laboratories	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
17 Nov 2021Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime Capsules 400 mg recalled by Ascend LaboratoriesCefixime	Ascend Laboratories	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
26 May 2021Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime for Oral Suspension USP 100 mg/ HDPE recalledCefixime	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
29 Apr 2020Drug	CLASS II	Cefixime for Oral Suspension USP, 100mg recalledCefixime	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Potency & Assay	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.