A massive recall of atorvastatin, a widely used cholesterol drug, has raised serious concerns about drug quality and FDA oversight. Despite a prior sanction for substandard manufacturing, a global ...

The FDA said that nearly 142,000 bottles were recalled because of failed dissolution specifications, meaning the medication did not dissolve as it should have, and may not work as effectively, Fox ...

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive ...

The recall of a widely used statin taken by those with high cholesterol is raising more attention than recalls sometimes do. Ascend Laboratories issued the announcement that 142,000 bottles of ...

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A cholesterol medication was recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A generic version of Lipitor, sold nationwide, was affected. Over 140,000 bottles were recalled. Here’s a list of ...

Officials have said that some of the pills might not dissolve properly after being swallowed, a flaw that could reduce the medicine's effectiveness for patients who rely on it daily. The affected drug ...

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Federal health officials are advising consumers that more than 140,000 bottles of cholesterol medication are being recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications.” Several bottle sizes of ...

Thousands of bottles of a popular and widely used cholesterol drug are being voluntarily recalled for "failed dissolution specifications," which suggests the drugs did not properly dissolve at a ...