Ranbaxy halts generic Lipitor production in US
Press Trust of India : New Delhi, Sat Dec 01 2012, 01:42 hrs
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Ranbaxy Laboratories has stopped production of its generic version of cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor until it investigates the issue of potential glass particles in certain lots, the US health regulator has said.
The Indian drug major on November 9 had informed its customers of a voluntary recall of certain lots of the company's 10mg, 20mg, and 40mg dosage strengths of atorvastatin tablets (generic version of Lipitor), the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in a statement.
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