Nov 30, 2012 Story highlights. FDA: Consumers should stop taking generic Lipitor if pills came from recalled lot; The drug was recalled three weeks ago; Some.
\r\nGeneric Lipitor, atorvastatin calcium, The company s voluntary recall affects certain lot numbers of 10 milligram, A complete list of lot numbers.
\r\nNov 23, 2012 the pills back in return for either Lipitor or non-recalled generic atorvastatin. Husband s bottle of Atorvastatin and find his lot number was.
\r\nNov. 26, 2012 -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., a major maker of generic Lipitor, has issued a massive recall of the cholesterol-cutting tablets, which may be contaminated with tiny glass shards. The recall covers 41 lots of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor. Each lot contains thousands of pills. The recall includes 10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg dosages. It does not include 80 mg atorvastatin tablets. No injuries have been reported from the "small glass particles approximately less than 1 millimeter in size." Ranbaxy says it is "proactively recalling the drug product lots out of an abundance of caution, and in keeping the safety of our customers in mind." Ranbaxy, an Indian firm, is owned by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ranbaxy's generic Lipitor makes up 44% of the U.S. market for atorvastatin, including generic and name-brand products. Earlier this year, Ranbaxy entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department preventing the company from selling various generic drugs on the U.S. market until it addresses manufacturing and quality-control flaws at several plants. Those plants did not make the generic Lipitor now being recalled. The FDA is working with other atorvastatin makers to prevent a shortage of the popular cholesterol-lowering pills. "The FDA is currently working with the other manufacturers to address any potential shortage as a result of the ongoing recall. We are monitoring the situation," FDA spokeswoman Sarah Clark-Lynn says in an email. A list of the recalled products, including lot and NDC numbers, is posted on the Ranbaxy web site. Congratulations! Your total cholesterol level is in the Desirable range, and your level of "bad" LDL cholesterol is optimal. Congratulations! Your total cholesterol level is in the Desirable range, and your level of "bad" LDL cholesterol is near optimal. 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\r\nGeneric Lipitor Recall
\r\nNov 30, 2012 FDA is notifying the public that after reviewing additional information related to the Ranbaxy atorvastatin recall, recalled atorvastatin Lot.
\r\nNov 26, 2012 a major maker of generic Lipitor, has issued a massive recall of the the generic version of Lipitor. Each lot contains My Number : Next. What.
\r\nGeneric Lipitor Recalled. Packaged in 90 s and 500 count bottles and only with respect to certain select lot numbers. The recall does not affect or relate to.
\r\nNov 30, 2012 Although Ranbaxy supplied more than 40 of the generic cholesterol None of those plants made the recently recalled generic Lipitor Lot Number.
\r\nPrinceton, NJ Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has issued a voluntary defective product recall for Atorvastatin calcium tablets, (generic Lipitor). The recall concerns its 10mg 20mg and 40mg dosage strengths, packaged in 90’s and 500 count bottles and only with respect to certain select lot numbers. The recall does not affect or relate to the 80mg strength.
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