10 worst drug recalls

POSTED: 08:54 AM PST Jan 09, 2012 UPDATED: 08:57 AM PST Jan 09, 2012

Excedrin and Bufferin are making recall headlines this week, but they pale in comparison to the 10 worst drug recalls in FDA history.

Recalls - Fen-phen — 11 / 11

1. Fenfluramine/phentermine (Fen-Phen) -- Maker: Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Recalled: 1997 (after 24 years on the market)
Financial damage: Awards to victims close to $14 billion, making it one of the most costly products liability cases in history

Recalls - Generic

Recalls - Mibefradil

Recalls - Phenylpropanolamine

Recalls - Terfenadine

Recalls - Able Laboratories

Recalls - Troglitazone

Recalls - Valdecoxib

Recalls - Vioxx

Recalls - Cerivastatin

Recalls - Diethylstilbestrol

Recalls - Fen-phen

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