{"id":366552,"date":"2025-11-09T09:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/366552\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T09:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:21:08","slug":"statin-recall-for-atorvastatin-calcium-issued-what-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/366552\/","title":{"rendered":"Statin recall for Atorvastatin Calcium issued, what to watch for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/72125718007-clean.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Something you bought was just recalled. What does that mean?<\/p>\n<p>What happens when something you purchase is recalled? Is it voluntary or mandatory? And what does it mean for you?<\/p>\n<p>A New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company recalled over 100,000 bottles of statin due to &#8220;failed dissolution specifications,&#8221; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/ires\/?Event=97639\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/ires\/?Event=97639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ascend Laboratories in Bedminster initiated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/10\/23\/generic-statin-atorvastatin-calcium-recall\/86861216007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/10\/23\/generic-statin-atorvastatin-calcium-recall\/86861216007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recall<\/a> of Atorvastatin Calcium, a generic version of Lipitor, manufactured by Alkem Laboratories of India and distributed nationwide. The recall was issued in September with an update Oct. 14 and is for 141,984 bottles.<\/p>\n<p>Statins treat high cholesterol and prevent heart disease.<\/p>\n<p>The specific affected products include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets USP, 10 mg, Rx Only a) 90-count bottle (NDC 67877-511-90), b). 500-count bottle (NDC 67877-511-05), c). 1000-count bottle (NDC 67877-511-10) Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd. India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Lot#: 25141249, Exp. Feb. 2027 Lot#: 24144938, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144868, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144867, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144458, Exp. Sep. 2026 Lot#: 24143994, Exp. Sep. 2026 Lot#: 24142987, Exp. July 2026 Lot#: 24143316, Exp. July 2026<\/li>\n<li>Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets USP, 40 mg, Rx Only, a). 90-count (NDC 67877-513-90), b). 500-count (NDC 67877-513-05), c). 1000-count (NDC 67877-513-10), Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd. India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Lot#: 25140933, Exp. Feb. 2027 Lot#: 25140477, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot#: 24144254, Exp. Oct. 2026 Lot#: 24144163, Exp. Sep. 2026 Lot#: 24143995, Exp. Sep. 2026<\/li>\n<li>Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets USP, 20 mg, Rx Only, a). 90-count(NDC 67877-512-90), b). 500-count (NDC 67877-512-05), c). 1000-count(NDC 67877-512-10),Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd. India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Lot #: 25140150, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot #: 25140173, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot #: 25140172, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot #: 24144720, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot #: 24144798, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot #: 24144692, Exp. Oct. 2026 Lot #: 24143755, Exp. Aug. 2026 Lot #: 24143913, Exp. Aug. 2026 Lot #: more\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets USP, 80 mg, Rx Only, a). 90-count(NDC 67877-514-90), b). 500-count(NDC 67877-514-05), Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd. India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054Lot#: 25140249, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot#: 25140247, Exp. Dec. 2026 Lot#: 24144999, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144942, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144845, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144713, Exp. Nov. 2026 Lot#: 24144652, Exp. Oct. 2026 Lot#: 24143898, Exp. Aug. 2026 Lot#: 24143412, Exp. Aug. 2026 Lot#: 24143582, Exp. Aug. 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact your pharmacist or prescriber if you may have one of the impacted products.<\/p>\n<p>Ascend Labs was started in the early 2000s as a product development company, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendlaboratories.com\/Home\/Background\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ascendlaboratories.com\/Home\/Background\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. The company&#8217;s old head office was in Parsippany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230; Today Ascend is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alkem taking advantage of Alkem\u2019s strong infrastructure and R&amp;D to fuel growth from being a strong startup to an important generic manufacturer and provider suppling it\u2019s now over 100 SKU\u2019s to Hospitals, Pharmacies and Wholesalers thought the USA,&#8221; the website states.<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY contributed to this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Something you bought was just recalled. What does that mean? 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