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Drug Recall Authority: How the FDA Legally Removes Unsafe Medications

Drug Recall Authority: How the FDA Legally Removes Unsafe Medications

Kaleb Gookins
8 Dec 2025

The FDA can't force drug recalls - it can only request them. Learn how unsafe medications are removed from the market, the three recall classes, why devices are treated differently, and why experts are pushing for legal change.