Prednisone recalls

The FDA has published 9 recalls involving Prednisone since 2013. The latest was reported on 3 Jan 2024. West-Ward Pharmaceutical 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 recalls9since 2013

Last 12 months0reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing0latest 3 Jan 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 78%Class III 2 22%

Why prednisone is recalled

Companies

By year

2024111%
2022111%
2020222%
2016111%
2013444%

All prednisone recalls, newest first

9 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
3 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS II	PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 20 mg recalled by Cardinal Healthcare	Cardinal Healthcare	Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations	Nationwide
17 Aug 2022Drug	CLASS II	Prednisone Tablets USP, 20 mg recalled by Strides PharmaPrednisone	Strides Pharma	Other	Nationwide
26 Aug 2020Drug	CLASS II	Prednisone Tablets, USP 5 mg recalled by Lannett Company	Lannett Company	Other	Nationwide
25 Mar 2020Drug	CLASS III	PrediniSONE Tablets, USP 5 mg recalled by Par PharmaceuticalPrednisone	Par Pharmaceutical	Other	Nationwide
12 Oct 2016Drug	CLASS II	PredniSONE Tablets USP, 1 mg recalled by West-Ward PharmaceuticalPrednisone	West-Ward Pharmaceutical	Other	Nationwide
21 Aug 2013Drug	CLASS III	Prednisone Tablet recalled by Boehringer Ingelheim RoxanePrednisone	Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane	Labeling Errors	Nationwide
13 Feb 2013Drug	CLASS II	PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 10 mg recalled by West-ward Pharmaceutical	West-ward Pharmaceutical	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
30 Jan 2013Drug	CLASS II	PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 20 mg recalled by West-ward Pharmaceutical	West-ward Pharmaceutical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
23 Jan 2013Drug	CLASS II	Prednisone tablets, USP, 10mg recalled by L. Perrigo	L. Perrigo	Foreign Material	Nationwide

Should you stop taking Prednisone?

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.