Ranbaxy stumbles again:
Generic Lipitor is Recalled
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By Ed Silverman / Nov 23, 2012 / 5:27pm
Will Ranbaxy Laboratories ever get it right? Last week, the troubled drugmaker recalled more than three dozen lots of generic Lipitor because some may contain glass particles. The move is just the latest in a series of quality control gaffes that, at one point, led the FDA to ban imports of 30 of its drugs.
The recall involves 10mg, 20mg and 40mg doses, but not the 80mg dosage and the pharmaceutical company says the move has been made "proactive", "out of an excess of precaution, and in maintaining the safety of our customers." The recall it is also "underway with the full knowledge of the U.S. FDA," according to a statement on U.S. subsidiary Ranbaxy's website.
This comes at a very delicate moment for Ranbaxy, which in January signed an authorization decree for a permanent injunction that prevents the Indian pharmaceutical company from making drugs for the US market until some plants comply with US standards.
