Massive cholesterol medication recall underway. How to check your prescriptions

On Oct. 10, the FDA classified the recalled prescription medication as a Class II recall. The risk classification from the ...

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 ...

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.
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141K bottles of cholesterol drug Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets recalled

The Food and Drug Administration recalled hundreds of thousands of bottles of the cholesterol drug Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets. The FDA said that nearly 142,000 bottles were recalled because of ...

Atorvastatin's FDA Recall: How the Cholesterol Drug Helped US Fight Heart Disease

Atorvastatin, one of the world’s most widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, has played a major role in reducing heart disease rates in the United States. By blocking an enzyme responsible for ...
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High dose Lipitor reduces artery inflammation: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - High doses of Pfizer Inc's Lipitor was more effective than low doses of the cholesterol fighter in reducing arterial inflammation in patients with carotid artery disease, according ...

This common cholesterol medication has been recalled across the entire country

The recall includes 141,984 bottles of the medication, which is the generic form of Lipitor, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall affects the 10 mg doses in 90-count, ...