Ibuprofen recalls

Ibuprofen products have been recalled 17 times, most recently on 25 Mar 2026. The recalling company is usually Time-Cap Laboratories. The most common reason is manufacturing (cgmp) deviations.

Total recalls17since 2017

Last 12 months1reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing1latest 25 Mar 2026

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 1 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 17 100%Class III 0 0%

Why ibuprofen is recalled

Companies

Time-Cap Laboratories847%
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A424%
Marksans Pharma212%
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office16%
Strides Pharma16%
Cardinal Health16%

Product types

Pain Medication17100%

By year

202616%
202216%
202116%
2019424%
2018953%
201716%

Ongoing ibuprofen recalls

1 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
25 Mar 2026Drug	CLASS II	Children's Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Strides Pharma	Particulate Matter	Nationwide

All ibuprofen recalls, newest first

17 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
25 Mar 2026Drug	CLASS II	Children's Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Strides Pharma	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
15 Jun 2022Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Tablets USP, 400 mg unit dose recalledIbuprofen	Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	Nationwide
2 Jun 2021Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP 100mg recalled by Cardinal HealthIbuprofen	Cardinal Health	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	FL, GA, SC
6 Nov 2019Drug	CLASS II	Children's Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
6 Nov 2019Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
6 Nov 2019Drug	CLASS II	Children's Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
6 Nov 2019Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg recalledIbuprofen	Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
2 May 2018Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Caplets USP 200 mg, a) 50 caplets recalledIbuprofen	Time-Cap Laboratories	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	Nationwide
2 May 2018Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Tablets, USP, 200 mg, a) recalled by Time-Cap LaboratoriesIbuprofen	Time-Cap Laboratories	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	Nationwide
2 May 2018Drug	CLASS II	Ibuprofen Caplets USP 200 mg, a) 50 caplets recalledIbuprofen	Time-Cap Laboratories	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	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.