Lidocaine recalls

Lidocaine products have been recalled 8 times, most recently on 23 Sep 2026. The recalling company is usually Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. The most common reason is potency & assay.

Total recalls8since 2013

Last 12 months3reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing4latest 23 Sep 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Nov '24 0 0 0Feb 0 0 0May 0 0 0Aug 0 0 0Nov 1 0 0Feb 0 0 0May 0 1 0Aug 1 0

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 6 75%Class III 2 25%

Why lidocaine is recalled

Companies

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA225%
Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada225%
SUN Pharma /Taro113%
Fresenius Kabi USA113%
Bryant Ranch Prepack113%
Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office113%

Product types

Pain Medication8100%

By year

2026225%
2025113%
2023113%
2022113%
2020113%
2018113%
2013113%

Ongoing lidocaine recalls

4 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
23 Sep 2026Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%, Speermint Flavor recalledLidocaine	SUN Pharma /Taro	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
29 Jul 2026Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 2%, 100 mg recalled by Fresenius Kabi USALidocaine	Fresenius Kabi USA	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
24 Dec 2025Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine HCI 2% and Epinephrine 1:100 recalledLidocaine	Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
10 May 2023Drug	CLASS III	Lidocaine Patch 5%, 1 patch (63629-8755-20) recalledLidocaine	Bryant Ranch Prepack	Packaging Defects	Nationwide

All lidocaine recalls, newest first

8 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
23 Sep 2026Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%, Speermint Flavor recalledLidocaine	SUN Pharma /Taro	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
29 Jul 2026Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 2%, 100 mg recalled by Fresenius Kabi USALidocaine	Fresenius Kabi USA	Particulate Matter	Nationwide
24 Dec 2025Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine HCI 2% and Epinephrine 1:100 recalledLidocaine	Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
10 May 2023Drug	CLASS III	Lidocaine Patch 5%, 1 patch (63629-8755-20) recalledLidocaine	Bryant Ranch Prepack	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
15 Jun 2022Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine Patch recalled by Mckesson Medical-SurgicalLidocaine	Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	Nationwide
19 Aug 2020Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine Patch recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals ULidocaine	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
30 May 2018Drug	CLASS III	Lidocaine Patch 5% (700 mg) recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals ULidocaine	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA	Potency & Assay	PA
4 Sep 2013Drug	CLASS II	Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2% and Epinephrine 1:100,000 Injection recalledLidocaine	Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada	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.