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On 9 November 2012, Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. voluntarily recalled 10-, 20- and 40-mg doses of its generic version of atorvastatin in the United States. [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] The lots of atorvastatin, packaged in bottles of 90 and 500 tablets, were recalled due to possible contamination with very small glass particles similar ...
In June 2008, Ranbaxy settled the patent dispute with Pfizer, allowing them to sell atorvastatin calcium, the generic version of Lipitor and atorvastatin calcium-amlodipine besylate, the generic version of Pfizer's Caduet, in the US, starting on 30 November 2011. [citation needed]
In 2010, the family-controlled Dr Reddy's denied [14] that it was in talks to sell its generics business in India to US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, [15] which had been suing the company for alleged patent infringement after Dr Reddy's announced that it intended to produce a generic version of atorvastatin, marketed by Pfizer as Lipitor, an ...
Pfizer (PFE) has announced the fourth recall of its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor. The largest pharmaceutical in the world said that it intends to recall approximately 19,000 bottles of ...
The world's top drug maker recalled 191,000 bottles of its anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor due to reports of a moldy odor emanating from bottles supplied by a third-party – the same problem ...
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Drug name Withdrawn Country Remarks Amphetamine Mix (Adderall XR) 2005 Canada Withdrawn over reports of increased risk of stroke, reinstated after increased risk not found. [1] Alatrofloxacin: 2006 Worldwide Serious hepatotoxicity leading to liver transplant or death. [2] Alclofenac: 1979 UK Vasculitis [3] Alpidem (Ananxyl) 1995 Worldwide
Jb Reed, Bloomberg via Getty Images By Emily Jane Fox CVS (CVS) charges $150 for a monthly prescription of the generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor. The same drug goes for $17 at Costco.