Drugmaker Ranbaxy halts generic Lipitor production

Published November 30, 2012 10:49pm ET



Problem-plagued Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has halted production of generic cholesterol drug Lipitor while it investigates how tiny glass particles got into the ingredients used for dozens of batches of the drug that were recalled in November. It was Ranbaxy’s second recall of the drug, called atorvastatin, since August.

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