This statistic shows the number of drug recall enforcement reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by prescription type. In 2015, the FDA issued 39 drug recall enforcement reports for over-the-counter drugs and 195 for prescription drugs.
Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type
FDA- Food and Drug Administration.
According to the FDA's official homepage, drug recall enforcement reports contain, "information on actions taken in connection with FDA regulatory activities. Whereas not all recalls are announced in the media or on our recall press release page all FDA-monitored recalls go into FDA’s Enforcement Report once they are classified according to the level of hazard involved."
* As of January 11, 2018.
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Food and Drug Administration. (January 11, 2018). Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/
Food and Drug Administration. "Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type." Chart. January 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/
Food and Drug Administration. (2018). Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/
Food and Drug Administration. "Number of Drug Recall Enforcement Reports Issued by The Fda from 2012 to 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/
Food and Drug Administration, Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of drug recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2017, by type [Graph], Food and Drug Administration, January 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/618436/fda-drug-enforcement-reports-rx-and-non-rx/
