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(NEXSTAR) – More than 140,000 bottles of a popular drug prescribed to reduce cholesterol have been recalled for a defect that could make the medication less effective. Ascend Laboratories, LLC, a New ...

A commonly-prescribed generic version of a medication to lower cholesterol has been recalled because it may not dissolve. If the atorvastatin calcium tablets don’t dissolve properly, they won’t be ...

CHARLOTTE — There’s a recall for thousands of bottles of cholesterol medication. The FDA said Ascend Laboratories is pulling atorvastatin calcium tablets, used to treat high cholesterol. They said the ...

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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More than 140,000 bottles of a commonly prescribed statin have been recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications,” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The New Jersey-based Ascend ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Over 141,000 bottles of cholesterol medication have been recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications,” suggesting that the drugs did not pass a solubility test, or failed to ...

A New Jersey drug company is recalling more than 140,000 bottles of a prescribed cholesterol drug that it found did not meet the required standards. Ascend Laboratories says it is recalling ...