Calcitriol recalls

The FDA has published 6 recalls involving Calcitriol since 2014. The latest was reported on 7 Jun 2023. Most were for potency & assay. Aidapak Services has the most recalls in this group. Recalls usually affect specific lots, not every bottle on the market. Check the lot number on each recall page before acting.

Total recalls6since 2014

Last 12 months0reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing2latest 7 Jun 2023

Recalls per month, last 24 months

click a bar for that month

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

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 5 83%Class III 1 17%

Why calcitriol is recalled

Companies

By year

2023233%
2018117%
2014350%

Ongoing calcitriol recalls

2 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
7 Jun 2023Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Injection 2 mcg/mL recalled by Akorn	Akorn	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
7 Jun 2023Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Injection 1 mcg/mL recalled by Akorn	Akorn	Potency & Assay	Nationwide

All calcitriol recalls, newest first

6 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
7 Jun 2023Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Injection 2 mcg/mL recalled by Akorn	Akorn	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
7 Jun 2023Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Injection 1 mcg/mL recalled by Akorn	Akorn	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
5 Sep 2018Drug	CLASS III	Calcitriol Oral Solution, 1 mcg/mL recalled by Validus Pharmaceuticals	Validus Pharmaceuticals	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
16 Jul 2014Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Oral Solution 1 mcg/mL recalledCalcitriol	Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane	Potency & Assay	Nationwide
29 Jan 2014Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol, Capsule, 0.25 mcg recalled by Aidapak Services	Aidapak Services	Packaging Defects	4 states
22 Jan 2014Drug	CLASS II	Calcitriol Capsule, 0.5 mcg recalled by Aidapak Services	Aidapak Services	Labeling Errors	4 states

Should you stop taking Calcitriol?

Not on your own. Most recalls affect specific lots from one manufacturer, and stopping a prescription suddenly can be riskier than the defect. Check your lot number and NDC against the recall, then call the pharmacy that dispensed it for a replacement.