Generic Lipitor recalled

November 24, 2012 at 11:28p.m.

TRENTON, N.J.

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled dozens of lots of its generic version of cholesterol drug Lipitor because some may contain tiny glass particles, the latest in a string of manufacturing deficiencies that once led U.S. regulators to bar imports of the Indian company’s medicines.

Friday, Ranbaxy, a subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., India’s biggest drugmaker, posted a notice on its U.S. website, saying it’s recalling 10-, 20- and 40-milligram doses of atorvastatin calcium, which is generic Lipitor.