Methylprednisolone

Methylprednisolone recalls: 8 FDA reports

Recalls involving Methylprednisolone. What was wrong with each batch, and how the FDA graded the risk.

8Reports
0Class I
1Ongoing
2026-02-04Most recent

What the classes mean

The FDA sorts every recall into one of three classes. The class is the whole story. It is also the part people skip.

ClassWhat the FDA is saying
Class IThere is a reasonable probability that using this will cause serious harm or death.
Class IIIt may cause temporary or reversible harm. Serious harm is unlikely.
Class IIIIt breaks a rule but is unlikely to hurt anyone. Often a labelling fault.

Class II is the bulk of every list here. That matters. A long list of Class II says something different from one Class I.

By class

ClassReports
Class II6
Class III2

By year reported

YearReports
20142
20195
20261
Checking whether it affects you

The lot or code number is what matters. Not the product name. A recall covers specific lots. Yours may not be one of them.

Check the code on your package against the report. The FDA keeps the current list at fda.gov/safety/recalls.

The reports

The text below is quoted from the FDA record word for word.

methylprednisolone tablets, USP Dosepak, 4 mg, 1 Blister Card per Carton containing 21 Tablets, Rx only, Distr

D-0299-2026  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2026-02-04  ·  Ongoing

Why it was recalled
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified. Incorrect orientation of the blister foil applied to the blister cavities, which results in incorrect dosing information when following the directions on the foil.
Product
methylprednisolone tablets, USP Dosepak, 4 mg, 1 Blister Card per Carton containing 21 Tablets, Rx only, Distributed by: Greenstone LLC, Peapack, NJ 07977. NDC 59762-4440-2
Where it went
Nationwide within the United States
How much
3456 cartons

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 100 tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd Ahmedabad,

D-1448-2019  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2019-06-26  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Cross Contamination with other products due to CGMP cleaning failure.
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 100 tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd Ahmedabad, India NDC 68382-916-01
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
34521 100-count bottles

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 8 mg, 25 tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad,

D-1453-2019  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2019-06-26  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Cross Contamination with other products due to CGMP cleaning failure.
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 8 mg, 25 tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India NDC 68382-917-11
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
40872 25-count bottles

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 16 mg, 50 tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad,

D-1450-2019  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2019-06-26  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Cross Contamination with other products due to CGMP cleaning failure.
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 16 mg, 50 tablets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India NDC 68382-918-18
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
N/A

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 4 mg per tablet, 21 Tablets dosepack, Rx Only, Made in India Distributed by:

D-1449-2019  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2019-06-26  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Cross Contamination with other products due to CGMP cleaning failure.
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 4 mg per tablet, 21 Tablets dosepack, Rx Only, Made in India Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534. NDC 68382-916-34
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
N/A

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 32 mg, 25 tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad,

D-1451-2019  ·  Class II  ·  reported 2019-06-26  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Cross Contamination with other products due to CGMP cleaning failure.
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP 32 mg, 25 tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India NDC 68382-919-11
Where it went
Nationwide in the USA
How much
13,564 25-count bottles

MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 100 unit dose blisters, Packaged and Distributed by: American Health Pa

D-0043-2015  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2014-10-29  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Subpotent; 6 month stability time point
Product
MethylPREDNISolone Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 100 unit dose blisters, Packaged and Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus, OH ---- Carton of 100 NDC 68084-149-01, Individual Dose NDC 68084-149-11
Where it went
Nationwide
How much
2,005 cartons

MethylPREDNISolone TABLETS, USP 4 mg, a) 100 count bottles (NDC 0603-4593-21) and b) 21 count blister pack (N

D-1605-2014  ·  Class III  ·  reported 2014-10-01  ·  Terminated

Why it was recalled
Subpotent; 6 month stability time point
Product
MethylPREDNISolone TABLETS, USP 4 mg, a) 100 count bottles (NDC 0603-4593-21) and b) 21 count blister pack (NDC 0603-4593-15), Rx only, Mfg for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811
Where it went
Nationwide
How much
159,913 tablets
Read these counts with three things in mind

A firm with more recalls usually makes more products. A contract packer runs hundreds of lines. It will out-recall a company with one product whatever either does. This is not a safety ranking.

Most recalls here are voluntary. A firm found its own fault and pulled the stock. That is the system working. It lands in this database looking the same as a recall the FDA had to push for.

Terminated means the FDA considers the recall finished. It is not a verdict. It does not mean anyone was harmed.

Source: openFDA enforcement reports, retrieved 2026-08-05. FDA dataset last updated 2026-07-29.

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