FDA recall: Atorvastatin cholesterol drug from Ascend Laboratories

Several lots of the cholesterol medication atorvastatin were recalled after failed dissolution tests, according to the FDA.

Most-prescribed drug in America recalled: How to tell if your medication is impacted

More than 140,000 bottles of a popular drug commonly prescribed to reduce cholesterol have been recalled for a defect that ...
The News-Times

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) If you take cholesterol ...
AOL

Atorvastatin and the fight against high cholesterol: A lifesaving drug for millions

Cholesterol disorders affect millions of people globally and are among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. Statins are the first-line therapy for ...
Quad-City Times

How Lipitor became world's top selling drug

TRENTON, N.J. -- Lipitor, the best-selling drug in the history of pharmaceuticals, is the blockbuster that almost wasn't. When it was in development, the cholesterol-lowering medicine was viewed as ...