Diabetes medication recalls
Live FDA recall check · Jul 06, 2026
This is public FDA recall information, not medical advice. A recall often affects only specific lots. A medicine not listed here has not been checked or cleared — absence is never an all-clear. Never stop a prescribed medicine without asking your pharmacist or doctor.
Diabetes medicines have seen major recall activity: extended-release metformin was recalled from 2020 for NDMA nitrosamine contamination, and the GLP-1 boom (semaglutide, tirzepatide) has driven FDA warnings around compounded and counterfeit product amid shortages. Check your specific medicine and lot below.
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Common questions
What should I do if my medication is recalled?
Check the lot number on your box or bottle against the recall record, then call your pharmacist about a replacement. Don't stop a prescribed medicine on your own — for blood-pressure, diabetes, thyroid, and antidepressant medicines especially, stopping abruptly can be dangerous.
What is a nitrosamine (NDMA) impurity?
Nitrosamines such as NDMA and NDEA are probable human carcinogens that can form during manufacturing or storage. Several large recalls in this category traced back to nitrosamines in the active ingredient made at overseas facilities.
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