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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:22 AM

bananas (27,509 posts)

Generic Lipitor, atorvastatin calcium, recalled over tiny glass particles

Source: CBS News

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling more than 40 lots of atorvastatin pills -- the generic version of the popular statin Lipitor -- over possible glass contamination.

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The company's voluntary recall affects certain lot numbers of 10 milligram, 20 milligram and 40 milligram dosage strengths of atorvastatin calcium pills that are packaged in 90- and 500-count bottles. Ranbaxy said the recall is being conducted with knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

A complete list of lot numbers, bottle sizes and dosages can be found on Ranbaxy's website. Patients taking these pills can contact their pharmacy to see if their pills were from affected lots.

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Earlier this year, the FDA and Ranbaxy settled an ongoing legal battle over questionable manufacturing practices and "data integrity issues" at several of the company's Indian facilities and one located in New York State. A consent decree was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the FDA in which the drug manufacturer agreed to remedy these problems.

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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57553697/generic-lipitor-atorvastatin-calcium-recalled-over-tiny-glass-particles/

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
Generic Lipitor, atorvastatin calcium, recalled over tiny glass particles (Original post)	bananas	Nov 2012	OP
Good grief.	blue neen	Nov 2012	#1
I think it exempts me	Spirochete	Nov 2012	#2
Me too. 80 mg. ~nt	99th_Monkey	Nov 2012	#4
I'm good	atreides1	Nov 2012	#9
Does anyone else think this medication is over-prescribed?	lexw	Nov 2012	#3
That would depend on whether you believe there is a causal link between cholesterol levels...	eggplant	Nov 2012	#6
Me, too. I take 80 milligrams.	kwassa	Nov 2012	#12
I know a Dr who is pushing it.	dixiegrrrrl	Nov 2012	#8
Mr k lasted a week on it. He was up in the 260-270 range.	kcass1954	Nov 2012	#11
My cholesterol was 139 when I had a heart attack.	kwassa	Nov 2012	#13
That LAD is a bitch.	eggplant	Nov 2012	#16
I do. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#15
Not my lot number. Whew. I'm on the 20s. n/t	eggplant	Nov 2012	#5
Thanks for posting this, bananas. Fortunately my generic atorvastatin was made by Watson.	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#7
I take 40's.....	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#10
Thanks for posting this! I checked the lot# on their website	NashvilleLefty	Nov 2012	#14
Why I love DU, chapter 44,776,091	WilliamPitt	Nov 2012	#17
Hopefully peoples' pharmacies will alert people who are affected by the recall	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#18
Doc took me off Lipitor	donco	Nov 2012	#19

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:55 AM

blue neen (12,092 posts)

1. Good grief.

There are so many people who take statins. I never did trust the damn stuff, anyhow.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 02:49 AM

Spirochete (5,264 posts)

2. I think it exempts me

I am taking atorvastatin, but in 80 mg pills.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 06:44 AM

99th_Monkey (19,326 posts)

4. Me too. 80 mg. ~nt

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 06:37 PM

atreides1 (15,799 posts)

9. I'm good

Mine is manufactured by another Lab. But I checked the NDC# just to be sure.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 03:42 AM

lexw (804 posts)

3. Does anyone else think this medication is over-prescribed?

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 11:17 AM

eggplant (3,673 posts)

6. That would depend on whether you believe there is a causal link between cholesterol levels...

...and heart disease. I'm not sure there is, but one heart attack was enough for me, thank you very much.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 12:13 AM

kwassa (23,340 posts)

12. Me, too. I take 80 milligrams.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 03:11 PM

dixiegrrrrl (60,003 posts)

8. I know a Dr who is pushing it.

The lab tests numbers for high cholesterol have changed in recent years.
Used to be 240 and below was "normal", now it is 200.
Mr. Dixie's doc was pushing statins when his level was 204.
Really pushing.
Mr. D refused, changed his diet to include oatmeal, fresh raw carrots, celery and apples, and no beef.
( Meat is a very small part of our diet)
6 mos. later the lab results were 173, along with HDL & LDL well with in normal ranges.
Doc never said a word..not one word..about the sharp decrease.
Mr. Dixie has a new found respect for the wonders of diet.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 09:14 PM

kcass1954 (1,819 posts)

11. Mr k lasted a week on it. He was up in the 260-270 range.

Turns out he can control it with diet and exercise.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 12:19 AM

kwassa (23,340 posts)

13. My cholesterol was 139 when I had a heart attack.

I was on a low-dose statin, too, but the damage had already been done.

95% close of the left anterior descending artery.

and, I have no known risk factors, even family history.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:48 AM

eggplant (3,673 posts)

16. That LAD is a bitch.

Mine was about the same. I ended up with three stents, and I'll be eating aspirin and plavix for the rest of my life, probably.

Luckily for me, the local cardiac rehab place turned out to be one of the best in the country (who knew?) -- six months of that does wonders for outcome odds. I'm coming up on seven years, with no repeats.

Of course, I've developed a lovely panic disorder in the meantime (a not uncommon result). Those really suck.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:55 AM

MADem (135,425 posts)

15. I do. nt

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 11:14 AM

eggplant (3,673 posts)

5. Not my lot number. Whew. I'm on the 20s. n/t

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 11:23 AM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

7. Thanks for posting this, bananas. Fortunately my generic atorvastatin was made by Watson.

Not Ranbaxy.

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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 07:56 PM

ProudProgressiveNow (6,053 posts)

10. I take 40's.....

checking now.....

Edit: Damn.... mine are by Raxbaxy...

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:27 AM

NashvilleLefty (811 posts)

14. Thanks for posting this! I checked the lot# on their website

and luckily mine was clear. *whew*

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:18 AM

WilliamPitt (58,179 posts)

17. Why I love DU, chapter 44,776,091

I take generic lipitor (high cholesterol in the family), checked my bottle, and woop, there it was.

Took it to CVS, swapped it out, and problem fixed.

Might not have heard about the recall but for LBN.

Thanks for the post, bananas! I only like ground glass with my hemlock.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:47 AM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

18. Hopefully peoples' pharmacies will alert people who are affected by the recall

They are the only people other than the consumers themselves who have the information.

I expect them to, but you can't count on anything in this world.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 01:46 PM

donco (1,548 posts)

19. Doc took me off Lipitor

put me on So-niacin, 1000 mg before i go to bed. works for me

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