Issues

U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic

The federal drug-enforcement footprint for fentanyl and its synthetic analogues — pulled live from the FDA every day.

Fentanyl alone accounts for 356 FDA drug recalls on record. The cards below break down the count and most-recent recall by substance — fentanyl plus its most common synthetic analogues. Each card deep-links to the FDA’s public recall search.

FDA drug-recall activity

Live counts from openFDA’s Drug Enforcement dataset, refreshed daily. Counts include any recall where the substance was named as the reason for recall, or where the recalled product was described as containing it.

FDA recalls

Fentanyl

356

Most recent: May 12, 2026 · Class II · IntegraDose Compounding Services LLC

See all 356 on FDA.gov →

FDA recalls

Carfentanil

0

No FDA recalls on record naming this substance.

FDA recalls

Acetylfentanyl

0

No FDA recalls on record naming this substance.

FDA recalls

Furanylfentanyl

0

No FDA recalls on record naming this substance.

FDA recalls

Sufentanil

23

Most recent: Apr 26, 2023 · Class II · Akorn, Inc.

See all 23 on FDA.gov →

FDA recalls

Remifentanil

2

Most recent: Apr 2, 2019 · Class III · Johnson Matthey Inc.

See all 2 on FDA.gov →

On the issue

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